потрясения. Нам нужна великая страна») made it a phrase commonly used by the antiliberal opposition. He also signed several open letters, most notably the "Letter of Russian Writers" (also known as the "Letter of Seventy Four") addressed to the President and the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union and published in the Literary Newspaper and Nash Sovremennik in 1990. 74 writers expressed concern regarding the rise of Russophobia in mass media and "fabrication of the "Russian fascism" myth while the Zionist ideology is getting quick rehabilitation and idealization". The letter was criticized by opponents who labeled the signers as "antisemits"; many of them later signed what is considered their answer — the "Letter of Forty-Two". Rasputin himself argued that his alleged antisemitic statements have been exaggerated and taken out of context. In July 1991, Rasputin along with 11 other public and political figures signed another open letter "A Word to the People". In 1992, Valentin Rasputin joined the National Salvation Front (a coalition of radical opposition forces), nominally belonging to its leadership. He later supported the CPRF and its leader, Gennady Zyuganov. Awards USSR State Prize, 1977. The prize was awarded for his novel To Live and Remember, the protagonist of which was a deserter during the war. Order of Lenin, 1984 UNEP Global 500 Roll of Honour, 1988. Solzhenitsyn Prize, 2000 Bibliography Василий и Василиса, 1966 (Vasili and Vasilissa; Published in English translation by Progress Publishers, 1981) Деньги для Марии, 1967 (Money for Maria; Published in English translation by Raduga Publishers, 1998) Последний срок, 1970 (The Last Term) Живи и помни, 1974 (Live and Remember; Published in English translation by Northwestern University Press, 1992) Прощание с Матёрой, 1976 (Farewell to Matyora; Published in English translation by Northwestern University Press, 1991) Век живи — век люби: Рассказы, 1982 (You Live and Love: Stories; Published in English translation by Vanguard Press, 1986) Пожар, 1985 (The Fire) Дочь Ивана, Мать Ивана, 2004 ("Ivan's daughter, Ivan's mother") Siberia on Fire: Stories and Essays, 1989 (compiled and translated into English by Gerald Mikkelson and Margaret Winchell for Northern Illinois University Press) What Should I Tell the Crow?, (short story), from The New Soviet Fiction, Abbeville Press, 1989 Ivan’s Daughter: Short Stories and a Novella, 2016 (compiled and translated into English by Margaret Winchell for Three String Books, an imprint of Slavica Publishers) Non-fiction: Сибирь, Сибирь..., 1991 (English translation: Siberia, Siberia. Translated by Margaret Winchell,