Vasily Popov (poet)
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Vasily Popov prepares to launch his NFT-published painting in space from Baikonur cosmodrome | |
| Native name | Василий Попов |
| Born | 3 April 1983 Angarsk, Russian SSR, USSR |
| Occupation | poet, painter |
| Language | Russian |
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Vasily Nikolaevich Popov (born 3 April 1983) is a Russian painter, poet, and interpreter. He is a member of the Union of Writers of Russia, where he serves as Secretary of the board of directors. He is a recipient of the Bunin Award, the Lermontov Award, and the Grand Prix of the Golden Knight Literary Forum. As a painter, he is believed to be the first painter to have one of his works launched into space; the painting was simultaneously published on the Internet as an NFT.