Wait for me, I will be back!
As long as you are good at waiting!
Wait until the sad rain,
makes you full of sadness.
——Simonov "Waiting for Me"
1. Simonov (Konstantin Mikhailovich; 1915-August 28, 1979), former Soviet novelist , poet, playwright. Participated in the Anti-Fascist Patriotic War. Began writing in 1934. Graduated from Gorky Institute of Literature in 1938. Joined the Communist Party of China in 1942. He once served as editor-in-chief of "Literary Newspaper", editorial board member of "New World" magazine, editorial board member of "Literary Russia" newspaper, deputy general secretary and secretary of the Secretariat of the Soviet Union of Writers.
2. Simonov's famous work is the play "A Boy in My Town", the poem "Wait for Me..." and the article "Candle" also have great influence. Starting from 1959, Simonov spent 12 years to complete his masterpiece: a trilogy of novels "The Living and the Dead" (the first "The Living and the Dead", the second "Soldiers Are Not Born"). ", the third part "The Last Summer"). There are also figures of the same name such as Soviet gun designers.