Born: 22 February 1943 · Died: 17 March 2020 · Age at death: 77
How old was Eduard Limonov when he died?
Eduard Limonov died aged 77. He was born on 22 February 1943 and died on 17 March 2020.
Quick facts
Date of birth22 February 1943
Date of death17 March 2020
Age at death77
NationalityRussian
BirthplaceDzerzhinsk, Russia
Editor's Take:
Limonov matters as a figure who blurred the line between literature and political provocation. His autobiographical fiction, led by It's Me, Eddie, drew on poverty and exile in New York and found success in France. Later he turned the same defiant persona towards politics, founding a party that was eventually banned, and serving time in prison. Amnesty International called him a political prisoner, yet he also backed Serb forces in the Yugoslav wars and the Russian side in Ukraine. Readers still debate whether the writer can be separated from the activist.
Key Milestones
1974: Emigrates from the Soviet Union, eventually settling in New York
1980: Moves to Paris and becomes known in French literary circles
1993: Co-founds the National Bolshevik Party
2001: Arrested and later sentenced to four years on weapons charges
2020: Dies in Moscow
Eduard Veniaminovich Limonov (né Savenko; 22 February 1943 – 17 March 2020) was a Russian writer, poet, publicist, political dissident and politician. Limonov is best known for his novel ‘’It's me, Eddie’’, released in 1979.
Eduard Limonov's birthday is February 22. He was born on February 22, 1943 in Dzerzhinsk, Russia.
How old was Eduard Limonov when he died?
Eduard Limonov died on March 17, 2020, aged 77.
Who shares a birthday with Eduard Limonov?
Famous people who share Eduard Limonov's February 22 birthday include George Washington, Frédéric Chopin, Arthur Schopenhauer, Heinrich Hertz and Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell.
