Yuri Bondarev was born on March 15, 1924 in Orsk, Orenburg Governorate, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Orenburg Oblast, Russia]. He was a writer, known for Das Ufer (1984), 49 Tage (1962) and Die Stille (1964). He was married to Valentina Bondareva. He died on March 29, 2020 in Moscow, Russia.
