Vasily Mikhailovich Peskov (; 14 March 1930 – 12 August 2013) was a Soviet and Russian writer, journalist, photographer, traveler and ecologist. He worked in the Russian tabloid newspaper ''

Komsomolskaya Pravda ''Komsomolskaya Pravda'' (; ) is a daily Russian tabloid newspaper that was founded in 1925. Its name is in reference to the official Soviet newspaper '' Pravda'' (English: 'Truth'). History and profile During the Soviet era, ''Komsomolskaya ...

'' since 1956. From 1975 until 1990, he conducted the TV programme ''In the World of Animals'' on Soviet TV. In 1964, he was awarded a

Lenin Prize The Lenin Prize (, ) was one of the most prestigious awards of the Soviet Union for accomplishments relating to science, literature, arts, architecture, and technology. It was originally created on June 23, 1925, and awarded until 1934. During ...

. In 1990, he was among the winners of

UNEP The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations system. It was established by Maurice Strong, its first director, after the Declaration of the United Nati ...

Global 500 Roll of Honour The Global 500 Roll of Honour was an award given from 1987 to 2003 by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The award recognized the environmental achievements of individuals and organizations around the world. A successor system of UNE ...

. In 2013, the Voronezh Nature Reserve, one of the oldest reserves in Russia, was officially renamed in his honor.

Books

*''Steps on Dew'' (1963) *''White Dreams'' (1965) *''End of the World'' (1967) *''The Roads of America'' (1973, with Boris Strelnikov) *''War and People'' (1979) *'' Lost in the Taiga: One Russian Family's Fifty-Year Struggle for Survival and Religious Freedom in the Siberian Wilderness'' (1990) about the Lykov family *''Alaska is Greater than You Think'' (1995) *''Wanderings'' (1999) *''Proselki'' (2000)

Awards

Order of the Badge of Honour The Order of the Badge of Honour () was a civilian award of the Soviet Union. It was established on 25 November 1935, and was conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding achievements in sports, production, scientific research and socia ...

Писатели Москвы: Биобиблиографический справочник / Сост.: Е. П. Ионов, С. П. Колов.— М.: Моск. рабочий, 1987. — С. 355.

References

External links

Yankee In Kamchatka, with Robert Perkins and Vasily Peskov (in English)
* Russian literature of 20th century. Nikolai Skatov (ed.) Vol. 3. Olma-Press, Moscow, 2005.

Adult Award Winner in 1990

Vasily Peskov // mosdepkultura
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