The Russian writer Eduard Uspensky died at the age of 80 years, reports REN TV.

Ouspensky died in the house in the village of Beam, which is included in Troitsky administrative district of Moscow.

the Creator of the books " Crocodile Gena and his friends ", "Holidays in Prostokvashino" and other famous works in the last few years of his life he suffered from a serious illness.

The writer became ill on 9 August
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