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Vladimir Voinovich

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September 26, 1932

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Vladimir Voinovich (Владимир Николаевич Войнович) was born in what is now Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, but which at the time of his birth was Stalinabad, a city in the USSR.

Voinovich started writing and publishing poetry during the army service; he later switched to writing prose and ultimately became famous as a master of satirical depiction of the absurdity of Soviet life. However, he does not forgo real people in favor of the grand scheme of things.

Satiric fiction has never been popular under authoritarian or totalitarian regimes. Voinovich's writing and political activity (dissident) led to his expulsion from the Writer's Union (194), emigration to Germany (1980), and loss of USSR citizenship (1981; restored 10 years later).

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Average rating: 3.86 · 673 ratings · 69 reviews · 20 distinct works

	The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin by Vladimir Voinovich, Richard Lourie (Translator) 3.95 avg rating — 273 ratings — published 1969 — 13 editions	My rating:
	Moscow - 2042 by Vladimir Voinovich, Richard Lourie (Translator) 3.69 avg rating — 168 ratings — published 1987 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Fur Hat by Vladimir Voinovich, Susan Brownsberger (Translator) 4.03 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 1988 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Monumental Propaganda 3.79 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 2000 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Pretender to the Throne: Further Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin by Vladimir Voinovich, Richard Lourie (Translator) 3.82 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1981 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Ivankiad 3.71 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1976 — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Anti-Soviet Soviet Union by Vladimir Voinovich, Richard Lourie (Translator) 4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	Портрет на фоне мифа 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2002	My rating:
	Автопортрет: Роман моей жизни 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	My rating:
	In Plain Russian: Stories 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1979	My rating:

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