Mikhail Dudin

Mikhail Aleksandrovich Dudin (Russian: Михаил Александрович Дудин; 20 November [O.S. 7 November] 1916 – 31 December 1993) was a Russian Soviet prose writer, poet, translator and journalist, war correspondent. Public figure, screenwriter, author of lyrics and over 70 books of poetry. Hero of Socialist Labor (1976), laureate of the USSR State Prize (1981).^[1]

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Aleksandrovich and the family name is Dudin.

Mikhail Dudin
Mikhail Dudin in Pskov
Native name	Михаил Александрович Дудин
Born	Mikhail Aleksandrovich Dudin (1916-11-20)November 20, 1916 Klevnevo Village, Nerekhtsky District, Kostroma Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	December 31, 1993(1993-12-31) (aged 77) St. Petersburg, Russia
Resting place	Ivanovo Oblast
Occupation	Poet
Language	Russian
Nationality	Russian
Alma mater	Ivanovo State University
Genre	Socialist realism
Spouse	Irina Tarsanova
Children	1