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Vasily Aksyonov

Vasily Aksyonov, Russian physician, author, and academic (died 2009)

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Born
August 20, 1932
Died
July 6, 2009
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1932

About Vasily Aksyonov

Vasily Pavlovich Aksyonov was a Soviet and Russian novelist. He became known in the West as the author of The Burn and of Generations of Winter, a family saga following three generations of the Gradov family between 1925 and 1953. Vasily Pavlovich Aksyonov (Russian: Васи́лий Па́влович Аксёнов, IPA:; August 20, 1932 – July 6, 2009) was a Soviet and Russian novelist. Vasily Aksyonov was born to Pavel Aksyonov and Yevgenia Ginzburg in Kazan, USSR on August 20, 1932. Vasily Aksyonov was a convinced anti-totalitarian.

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Vasily Aksyonov timeline

  1. He became known in the West as the author of The Burn and of Generations of Winter, a family saga following three generations of the Gradov family between 1925 and 1953.
  2. Vasily Pavlovich Aksyonov (Russian: Васи́лий Па́влович Аксёнов, IPA:; August 20, 1932 – July 6, 2009) was a Soviet and Russian novelist.
  3. Vasily Aksyonov was born to Pavel Aksyonov and Yevgenia Ginzburg in Kazan, USSR on August 20, 1932.

The world when Vasily Aksyonov was born

Vasily Aksyonov was born in 1932. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1932

  • #1 song"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
  • Top movieGrand Hotel
  • Best-selling bookBrave New World – Aldous Huxley

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBabe Ruth's "called shot" in the World Series
  • Top headlineFDR elected in a landslide during the Great Depression
  • Technology milestoneAmelia Earhart becomes first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic
  • Defining fadMonopoly board game (unofficial versions)
  • Notable inventionPolaroid filters
  • World population2.14 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population124.8M

1932 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Vasily Aksyonov's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19322026
Gas$0.18$3.45/gal
Average home$5,000$435,000
Average income$2,600$67,500
Movie ticket$0.20$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population124.8M341 million

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