Born: 24 May 1905 · Died: 21 February 1984 · Age at death: 78
How old was Mikhail Sholokhov when he died?
Mikhail Sholokhov died aged 78. He was born on 24 May 1905 and died on 21 February 1984.
Soviet novelist of And Quiet Flows the Don, an epic of Cossack life, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature
Did you know?He spent most of his life living in the same small Cossack village where he was born.
Quick facts
Date of birth24 May 1905
Date of death21 February 1984
Age at death78
Cause of deathLaryngeal cancer
NationalitySoviet
BirthplaceKruzhilin, Russia
Occupationwriter, novelist, screenwriter
Editor's Take:
Mikhail Sholokhov wrote the epic of the Don Cossacks. And Quiet Flows the Don follows Cossack life through war and revolution. It is one of the most widely read Soviet novels. He wrote it while still in his twenties. Some critics questioned whether he wrote it alone, but research has supported his authorship. He was close to the Soviet leadership. He won the Nobel Prize in 1965.
Key Milestones
1926: Don Stories – collection
1928: Quiet Flows the Don – first volume
1932: Virgin Soil Upturned – novel
1941: Stalin Prize – awarded
Mikhail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov (Russian: Михаил Александрович Шолохов, IPA:; 24 May 1905 – 21 February 1984) was a Russian novelist and winner of the 1965 Nobel Prize in Literature.
