Alexander Volkov (writer)
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For other people named Alexander Volkov, see Alexander Volkov (disambiguation).
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Melentyevich and the family name is Volkov.
Alexander Melentyevich Volkov (Russian: Александр Мелентьевич Волков [ɐlʲɪkˈsandr mʲɪˈlʲenʲtʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈvolkəf]; 14 June 1891 – 3 July 1977) was a Soviet novelist, playwright, university lecturer. He was an author of novels, short stories, plays and poems for children, mostly remembered for the Magic Land series of books, based on L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
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Born | Alexander Melentyevich Volkov (1891-06-14)14 June 1891 Ust-Kamenogorsk, Semipalatinsk Oblast, Russian Empire |
Died | 3 July 1977(1977-07-03) (aged 86) Moscow, Soviet Union |
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