Mikhail Sholokhov

Mikhail Sholokhov was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1965. The prize recognized "the artistic power and integrity with which, in his epic of the Don, he has given expression to a historic phase in the life of the Russian people." His work delves into pivotal moments of Russian history through epic narrative. Sholokhov offers a distinctive portrayal of the life and culture of the Russian populace.