Aleksandr Chakovsky

Aleksandr Borisovich Chakovsky (Александр Борисович Чаковский; August 26, 1913 – February 17, 1994) was a Soviet/Russian editor and novelist; editor-in-chief of "Literaturnaya Gazeta" from 1962-1988. A hard-line Communist, he served as an unofficial cultural arbiter through his position in the powerful Writers' Union.

Honours and awards

 * Stalin Prize, 3rd class (1950) – for the novel "We already Morning" (1949)
 * Lenin Prize (1978) – for the novel "The Siege"
 * USSR State Prize (1983) – for the novel "Victory"
 * Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR (1980) – a script for the film "Siege" (1973, 1977)
 * Four Orders of Lenin
 * Order of the October Revolution
 * Order of the Red Banner of Labour
 * Order of the Red Star
 * Hero of Socialist Labour