caption death_date death_place religion birth_place citizenship birth_date image article_title name occupation
lev kopelev in the 1980s 18 june 1997 cologne , germany jewish kiev , russian empire -lrb- modern ukraine -rrb- soviet union 9 april 1912 lew kopelew.jpg lev kopelev
 lev kopelev author , dissident
lev kopelev

lev zalmanovich kopelev -lrb- also lev zinovevich kopelev ; russian : Лев Залма́нович Ко́пелев or Лев Зино́вьевич Ко́пелев ; german spelling lew kopelew ; april 9 , 1912 -- june 18 , 1997 -rrb- was a soviet author and dissident .
