Writing · Screenplay · Writer · Novel
Born May 1, 1924
Active 1978–2001 · Awards: Hero of Socialist Labour, Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of the Red Star, Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class, Order of Friendship of Peoples, Medal "For Courage", Medal "For the Liberation of Warsaw"
Viktor Petrovich Astafyev was a Soviet and Russian writer, playwright and screenwriter. He was recognized with the title Hero of Socialist Labour in 1989.