Vasil Bykov

Vasil Bykov is a Belarusian folk writer and public figure, a participant in the Great Patriotic War. He was born in the village of Bychki, Ushachsky district, Vitebsk region.

Most of Bykov's works are stories set during the war and in which a person's moral choice is shown in the most dramatic moments of life. The novel "The Third Rocket" (1961) brought fame to the writer. His works "Alpine Ballad", "The Dead Doesn't Hurt", "Sign of Trouble", "Survive Until Dawn" and others became world famous.