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
Bereg (1984),
49 Days (1962) and
Osvobozhdenie: Ognennaya duga (1970). He was married to Valentina Bondareva. He died on March 29, 2020 in Moscow, Russia.