Lev Kassil

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Lev Kassil (Russian: Лев Кассиль) (1905 - 1970) was a Jewish Russian writer. In his novels and short stories, Lev Kassil, wrote about contemporary Russian and Soviet life, about teenagers and their world, about school, sports, cultural life and the war.

His books are often "development novels" describing how young people could, despite of their mistakes, reach a mature view of life. Modesty, unselfishness, endurance and courage were dear to Kassil.

A minor planet 2149 Schwambraniya discovered in 1977 by Soviet astronomer Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh is named after the fictional land from his novel The black book and Schwambrania.[1]

[edit] Bibliography

  • The black book and Schwambrania (Кондуит и Швамбрания)
  • The Great Opposition
  • The Goalkeeper of the Republic (Вратарь Республики)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, 5th, New York: Springer Verlag, p. 174. ISBN 3540002383. 
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