Václav Kaplický was a Czech writer, journalist and epic poet. He is most known as an author of historical fiction.
Kaplický studied at Gymnasium in Tábor, finishing in 1914. In 1915 he was sent to the front in Galicia where he was taken captive (1916). Later he joined the Czechoslovak Legion. For his political opinions he was imprisoned by the legion and labeled as a traitor. After returning to Czechoslovakia in 1921 he worked in civil service. During the period 1922–1950, Kaplický worked in several publishing houses associated with the Czechoslovak Socialist Party. From 1950 he dedicated his time solely to writing.
Václav Kliment Klicpera was a Czech playwright, writer, and poet. He was one of the first presenters of Czech drama, and was especially influential in the foundation of comedic Czech theatre.
Vadim Viktorovich Bakatin was a Russian politician who served as the last chairman of the KGB in 1991. He was the last surviving former chairman of this organization. He was appointed to dismantle the KGB, but he was unable to control this organization and to fulfill the task due to political reasons. However, he was able to fulfill a plan to disintegrate the intelligence agency into separate organizations. He ran for the Russian presidency as an independent candidate in June 1991.
Vadim Nikolaevich Delaunay was a Soviet poet and dissident, who participated in the
1968 Red Square demonstration of protest against military suppression of the Prague Spring.
Vadim Gigin is a Belarusian propagandist, TV host, historian and politician. He was included into a sanctions list of the European Union in 2011 – 2016.
Vadim Izrailevich Agol is a Soviet Russian virologist and geneticist. He was given the distinction of Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation in 1999.
