Vladimir Krupin
Vladimir Krupin | |
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Vladimir Krupin in 2021 | |
| Born | 7 September 1941 |
| Alma mater | Krupskaya Pedagogical Institute |
| Period | 1974 - present |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Subject | Russian village Orthodoxy |
| Literary movement | Village prose |
| Notable works | Aqua Vitae (1980) |
| Notable awards | Order "For Merit in Culture and Art" Order of Friendship of Peoples Honorary Citizen of Kirov Oblast Order of Saint Vladimir |
Vladimir Nikolayevich Krupin (Russian: Влади́мир Никола́евич Крупи́н, September 7, 1941) is a Soviet Russian writer, editor, religious author and tutor. The major proponent of the Village prose movement, noted for his quirky, folklore-rooted style of writing, Krupin is best known for his 1980 Novy Mir-published satirical novel Zhivaya Voda (Aqua Vitae).