Andrey Simonov
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Native name
Андрей Анатольевич Симонов
Born30 July 1971
Occupationhistorian, writer
Notable awardsAlexander Nevsky Literary Prize
Andrey Simonov | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Андрей Анатольевич Симонов |
| Born | 30 July 1971 |
| Occupation | historian, writer |
| Notable awards | Alexander Nevsky Literary Prize |
Andrey Anatolevich Simonov (Russian: Андрей Анатольевич Симонов; born 30 July 1971) is a Russian aviation historian. In addition to contributing to Russian Wikipedia on the subject, he has written several books and encyclopedias about Soviet aviation in World War II and the development of the aviation in the USSR.[1] He was one of the few members of the Russian delegation invited to the premiere of the movie Haytarma, a film about twice Hero of the Soviet Union Amet-khan Sultan, who chose to attend.[2]