Vladimir Karpov

Vladimir Vasilyevich Karpov (Russian: Владимир Васильевич Карпов; 28 July 1922 – 18 January 2010) was a Soviet soldier, writer of historical novels and public figure.

He was awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union for bravery in World War II.

He graduated from the Tashkent Military academy in 1941 when he was also the middleweight boxing champion of Uzbekistan.

After the war, Karpov attended the Frunze Military Academy (1947) and served in Central Asia, retiring as a regimental commander and chief of staff of a division in 1966.

Karpov started writing in 1945 and graduated from the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute via a correspondence course in 1954.