Aleksandr Bek

Aleksandr Bek

Aleksander Bek Aleksandr Bek (Russian: Александр Альфредович Бек) (1903-1972) was a Soviet novelist whose main themes included Red Army military action during the Second World War, particularly the defense of Moscow ("Volokolamskoe shosse" (Volokolamsk Highway, 1944)). Bek was during the Second World War in the 8th voluntary division "Krasnaja Presnja" in which several authors and musicians took part in the defence of Moscow against the German attack. He also fought in the civil war in Spain.

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* [http://www.sovlit.com/bios/bek.html Encyclopedia of Soviet Writers]


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