Ilya Maksimovich Devin ( Russian

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: ''Илья́ Макси́мович Де́вин''; July 20, 1922, Sire Теrizmorga – November 13, 1998, Saransk) was a Mordvin writer.

Life

He was born in a family of farmers, and after being a soldier in the

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with the

Red Army The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army (Russian: Рабо́че-крестья́нская Кра́сная армия),) often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and, after ...

, he worked in radio and press. He started writing when he was very young and he published several poetry books and the novel «Нардише» in 1969. He was awarded with

Order of the Red Banner of Labour The Order of the Red Banner of Labour (russian: Орден Трудового Красного Знамени, translit=Orden Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni) was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to th ...

Order of the Red Star The Order of the Red Star (russian: Орден Красной Звезды, Orden Krasnoy Zvezdy) was a military decoration of the Soviet Union. It was established by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 6 April 193 ...

and

Order of Friendship of Peoples The Order of Friendship of Peoples (russian: oрден Дружбы народов, translit=orden Druzhby narodov) was an order of the Soviet Union, and was awarded to persons (including non-citizens), organizations, enterprises, military unit ...

References

1922 births 1998 deaths 20th-century Russian male writers People from Insarsky Uyezd People from Staroshaygovsky District Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Recipients of the Order of the Red Star Moksha-language writers Mordvin people Russian-language writers Soviet male poets Soviet military personnel of World War II {{Russia-writer-stub