Vladimir Pavlovich Belyaev (; , Kamianets-Podilskyi – 11 February 1990) was a Soviet and Russian writer born in Ukraine. He is famous for his trilogy The Old Fortress (Старая Крепость) about boys living in Kamenets-Podolsky during the Russian Civil War. The trilogy was written in 1937–1951 and was awarded the Stalin Prize of 1952. External links Belyaev's works and short bio 1909 births 1990 deaths 20th-century Russian male writers 20th-century Ukrainian writers People from Kamianets-Podilskyi People from Kamenets-Podolsky Uyezd Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Stalin Prize winners Knights of the Order of Polonia Restituta Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Recipients of the Shevchenko National Prize Russian children's writers Socialist realism writers Soviet children's writers Soviet male writers Ukrainian children's writers Burials in Troyekurovskoye Cemetery