The writer Yuri Bondarev died on 97-m to year of life

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In the capital on 97-m to year of life has died the writer-soldier Yuri Bondarev. About it reports Agency “Moscow” with reference to the first Secretary of the Union of writers of Russia Gennady Ivanov.

“who talked to the daughter of Yuri Vasilyevich. Indeed, he died at home in Moscow”, – said Ivanov.

Time and place of farewell and funeral will be announced later.

Yuri Bondarev – winner of the Lenin prize and two State prizes of the USSR, a war veteran – a veteran of world war II.