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Viktor Koval
Koval in 2007
Born
Viktor Stanislavovich Koval

29 September 1947
Died1 February 2021(2021-02-01) (aged 73)
Moscow, Russia
NationalityRussian
Occupation(s)Writer
Actor

Viktor Stanislavovich Koval (Template:Lang-ru; 29 September 1947 – 1 February 2021) was a Russian-Soviet writer, poet, artist, and actor.[1]

Biography

Koval was born into a family of servicemen. A child actor, he appeared in a number of films from 1955 to 1961. He attended the Moscow Polygraphic Institute in the school of arts, and subsequently drew illustrations for books, magazines, and newspapers. He became a well-known poet in the 1970s, and participated in poetry festivals in Yaroslavl, Volgograd, London, Gothenburg, Milan, and so on. He was a member of the Union of Artists of Russia [ru] and Writers' Union of Moscow [ru]. In 2007, he received the Golden Calf Award [ru], given by the Literaturnaya Gazeta.

Viktor Koval died of COVID-19 in Moscow during the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia on 1 February 2021 at the age of 73.[2]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "Умер Виктор Коваль". Colta (in Russian). 1 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Поэт и актер Виктор Коваль умер от коронавируса". rg.ru (in Russian). 1 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Viktor Koval (1947–2020)". IMDb.