US and Israeli media. He is the author of three novels: Prison Diary (1973), Mordovian Marathon (1979) (both written secretly in prison and smuggled abroad) and Russian Romance (1984). All three have been translated into many languages. In 1974, Prison Diary won the Gulliver Award in France, being declared the best book written by a foreign author. In 2005, Kuznetsov participated in "They Chose Freedom", a four-part television documentary on the history of the Soviet dissident movement. He currently lives in Jerusalem, Israel and is a board member of the Gratitude Fund, an organisation supplying financial aid to former Soviet dissidents. Notes Bibliography External links Edward Kuznetsov biography at The Gratitude Fund "OPERATION WEDDING" A documentary film by Anat Zalmanson-Kuznetsov Edward Kuznetsov biography at "Gulag authors and their memoirs", Sakharov Centre (in Russian) Interview with the "Memorial" society Interview at Sem40 Biography and books at Belousenko library 1939 births Living people Moscow State University alumni Soviet Jews Writers from Moscow Soviet dissidents Soviet expellees Soviet emigrants to Israel Soviet prisoners and detainees Naturalized citizens of Israel Israeli people of Russian descent Israeli people of Russian-Jewish descent Israeli newspaper editors