Ilya Devin
{{Short description|Mordvin writer (1922–1998)}}
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Ilya Maksimovich Devin (Russian cyrillic: Илья́ Макси́мович Де́вин; July 20, 1922, Sire Теrizmorga – November 13, 1998, Saransk) was a Mordvin writer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.lib.e-mordovia.ru/Library/?Char=&id=36|title=Алфавитный указатель|website=www.lib.e-mordovia.ru|access-date=2019-10-08|archive-date=2018-07-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711113757/http://www.lib.e-mordovia.ru/Library/?Char=&id=36|url-status=dead}}
Life
He was born in a family of farmers, and after being a soldier in the World War II with the Red Army, he worked in radio and press. He started writing when he was very young and he published several poetry books and the novel «Нардише» in 1969.
He was awarded with Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of the Red Star and Order of Friendship of Peoples.
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Category:20th-century Russian male writers
Category:People from Insarsky Uyezd
Category:People from Staroshaygovsky District
Category:Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples
Category:Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Category:Recipients of the Order of the Red Star
Category:Moksha-language writers
Category:Russian-language writers
Category:Soviet military personnel of World War II
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