Konstantin Simonov

| 28 Nov 1915 | Petrograd, Russian SFSR

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Death date: 28 Aug 1979

Biography

Konstantin Mikhailovich Simonov, born Kirill (Russian: Константин Михайлович Симонов, 28 November [O.S. 15 November] 1915 – 28 August 1979), was a Soviet author and a war poet. He was a playwright and a wartime correspondent, most famous for his poem Wait for Me.