Yury Karyakin
Yury Karyakin (22 July 1930 – 18 November 2011) is a Soviet-Russian writer, prose writer, and opinion journalist. He was born in Perm. He died in Moscow.
He was educated at Moscow University's Department of Philosophy. Awards received include Order of Honour, Medal "Defender of a Free Russia", and Prize of the President of the Russian Federation.