Portrait of Konstantin Simonov

Konstantin Simonov

Writing

Biography

Konstantin Mikhailovich Simonov, born Kirill (Russian: Константин Михайлович Симонов, 28 November [O.S. 15 November] 1915 – 28 August 1979), was a Soviet author and a war poet. He was a playwright and a wartime correspondent, most famous for his poem Wait for Me.

Born: November 28, 1915

Place of Birth: Petrograd, Russian SFSR

Filmography

2016
Легенды кино

as Self (archive footage)

2005
Как уходили кумиры

as Himself / ArchiveFootage

1988
The Tale of Marshal Konev

as Self (archive)

1976
Twenty Days Without War

as Narrator (voice), screenwriter