Juhan Smuul
Juhan Smuul (18 February 1922 – 13 April 1971) was an Estonian writer. Until 1954 he used the given name Johannes Schmuul. Smuul was one of the most recognized writers in Soviet Estonia and was a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Estonia, a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR and the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian SSR, chairman of the Estonian Writers' Union, secretary of the board of the Union of Soviet Writers.
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| Born | Johannes Schmuul February 18, 1922 Koguva, Estonia |
| Died | April 13, 1971 (aged 49) Tallinn, Estonia |
| Occupation | Writer, journalist |
| Nationality | Estonian |
| Notable works | Jäine raamat (The Frozen Book) |
| Notable awards | People's Writer of the Estonian SSR (1965) |
| Spouse | Ita Saks |
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