Writing · Novel · Writer · Military Consultant
Born Sep 28, 1917 · Stratiivka, Olgopolsky district, Podolsk province
Active 1972–1982 · Awards: Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Order of Lenin, Hero of Socialist Labour, Order of the Red Star, Order of the October Revolution, Medal "For Distinction in Guarding the State Border of the USSR", Medal "For the Defence of Moscow", Medal "For Battle Merit"
Semyon Kuzmich Tsvigun was a Ukrainian Soviet officer of the KGB with important ties to Leonid Brezhnev. His sudden death heralded a major shift in Kremlin power politics.