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Mikhail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov: Quick Facts

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Born May 24, 1905 • Russia
Died February 21, 1984 (aged 78) • Russia
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize
Notable Works “And Quiet Flows the Don” • “Tikhy Don”
Movement / Style Socialist Realism

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