Vladimir Gelfand

Vladimir Gelfand () (March 1, 1923, in the village of Novoarkhanhelsk, Kirovohrad Oblast – November 25, 1983, in the city of Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine) was a diarist and Soviet soldier in World War II.

He is known as the author of the diaries from the years 1941–1946 which were published in Germany, Sweden and Russia. The book with the diaries-notices of the officer in the Red Army Vladimir Gelfand: ''German Diary 1945–1946'' ''(Deutschland-Tagebuch 1945–1946)'' – ''Notations of a Soldier in the Red Army'' has become the first one which is published in Germany. Provided by Wikipedia