Agniya Kuznetsova (writer)

Agniya Kuznetsova
Born(1911-02-11)11 February 1911
Irkutsk Governorate, Russian Empire
Died12 November 1996(1996-11-12) (aged 85)
Moscow, Russia
Occupationwriter
Alma materSaint Petersburg State University
Period1943–1984
Notable awards Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Order of Friendship of Peoples
Order of the Badge of Honour
SpouseGeorgi Markov

Agniya Aleksandrovna Kuznetsova (Russian: А́гния Алекса́ндровна Кузнецо́ва, Russian pronunciation: [ˈaɡnʲɪjə ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvnə kʊzʲnʲɪˈt͡sovə]) (11 February 1911 – 12 November 1996) was a Russian Soviet children's writer.