Vladislav Krapivin

Vladislav Petrovich Krapivin (; 14 October 1938 – 1 September 2020) was a Russian children's books writer. He was born in Tyumen, then-Soviet Union. He began working for Ural Pathfinder newspapers. Many of his books were published by Sverdlovsk Publishing House. His best known books were Meet My Brother (1968) and August: The Month of the Winds (1975).

Krapivin was hospitalized for pneumonia on 10 August 2020 in Yekaterinburg, Russia. He died on 1 September 2020, aged 81.Умер писатель Владислав Крапивин 

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