
Vasiliy Mihaylovich Peskov
Vasily Mikhailovich Peskov (Russian: Васи́лий Миха́йлович Песко́в; 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 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. In 1990, he was among the winners of UNEP’s Global 500 Roll of Honour. In 2013, the Voronezh Nature Reserve, one of the oldest reserves in Russia, was officially renamed in his honor.
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- Other Names :Vasilij Michajlovič Peskov,Vasiliy Mihaylovich Peskov,Vasiliy Peskov,Vassili Peskov,Wassili Peskow,Βασίλι Πέσκοφ,Василий Песков,Песков Василий Михайлович,Пєсков Василь Михайлович,Վասիլի Պեսկով,ڤاسيلى ميهايلوڤيتش پيسكوڤ,ヴァシーリー・ペスコフ,瓦西里·佩斯科夫
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- Country : Russia, Soviet Union
- Born on 12 August