Viktor Dragunsky
Soviet children's writer (1913–1972)
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, Belarus. The family returned to Gomel in 1914. He is best known for The Adventures of Dennis, a series of children's stories.
“Viktor Dragunsky” enters the record as soviet children's writer (1913–1972). Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Viktor, Dragunsky and Soviet can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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