Viktor Yuzefovich Dragunsky (russian: Виктор Юзефович Драгунский; 1 December 1913 - 6 May 1972) was a Soviet writer.
He was born into a Jewish family who emigrated to the United States from
Gomel
Gomel (russian: Гомель, ) or Homiel ( be, Гомель, ) is the administrative centre of Gomel Region and the second-largest city in Belarus with 526,872 inhabitants (2015 census).
Etymology
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Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...
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The family returned to Gomel in 1914. He best known for
The Adventures of Dennis, a series of children's stories.
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1913 births
1972 deaths
Soviet children's writers
American emigrants to the Russian Empire
American people of Belarusian-Jewish descent