Aleksandrs Grīns
Aleksandrs Grīns | |
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| Born | 15 August 1895 Birži parish, Courland Governorate, Russian Empire (now Latvia) |
| Died | 25 December 1941 (aged 46) Astrakhan, Soviet Union |
| Occupation | writer, translator, officer |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Genre | Prose |
| Spouse | Alīde Grīna |
Aleksandrs Grīns (15 August 1895 – 25 December 1941) was a Latvian writer, translator and army officer. He has written many novels and stories, many of them historic. Most of his works were banned in the Soviet Union from 1945 until 1991. He was awarded the Order of the Three Stars (IV and V class) and Order of Viesturs (III class).