Viktor Koval facts for kids
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Viktor Koval
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Koval in 2007
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Viktor Stanislavovich Koval
29 September 1947 |
| Died | 1 February 2021 (aged 73) Moscow, Russia
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| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | Writer Actor |
Viktor Stanislavovich Koval (born September 29, 1947 – died February 1, 2021) was a talented person from Russia. He was a writer, a poet, an artist, and an actor. He lived in the time when Russia was part of the Soviet Union.
About Viktor Koval
Viktor Koval was born into a family where his parents worked in the military. When he was a child, he became an actor. He appeared in several movies between 1955 and 1961.
His Education and Art
Viktor studied art at the Moscow State University of Printing Arts. This school taught him how to create images for books. After his studies, he drew pictures for many books, magazines, and newspapers.
Becoming a Poet
In the 1970s, Viktor became a famous poet. He traveled to different cities around the world for poetry festivals. These cities included Yaroslavl, Volgograd, London, Gothenburg, and Milan.
He was also a member of important groups for artists and writers. These were the Union of Artists of Russia and the Writers' Union of Moscow. In 2007, he won a special prize called the Golden Calf Award. This award was given by a newspaper called Literaturnaya Gazeta.
His Later Years
Viktor Koval passed away in Moscow on February 1, 2021. He was 73 years old. He died from COVID-19 during the time when many people in Russia were getting sick from the virus.
Movies He Was In
Here are some of the movies where Viktor Koval acted:
- Vasyok Trubachyov and His Comrades (1955)
- The Rumyantsev Case (1955)
- Khrabryy zayats (1955)
- An Unusual Summer (1956)
- Pod zolotym orlom (1957)
- Дружок (фильм) (1958)
- Ljubuška (1961)
