Oleg Volkov
1900–1996 (age 96)
Biography
Oleg Vasilyevich Volkov (Russian: Оле́г Васи́льевич Во́лков; 9 (21) January 1900, St. Petersburg – 10 February 1996, Moscow) was a Russian and Soviet writer, translator, social activist, conservationist and hunter.
Having written prose, memoirs, and short stories, he is best known for his autobiographical book A Journey into Darkness (Russian: Погружение во тьму), which unravels his personal history in the Soviet labor camp system, in which Volkov spent over 25 years of his life.