(FILES) This file photo taken on June 12, 2014 shows Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) walking with Russian writer Fazil Iskander (R) during the ceremony of handing out the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity at the Kremlin in Moscow. Soviet writer Fazil Iskander, whose works are known for their humourous descriptions of daily life in the Caucasus and satirical take on society under Communism, died on on July 31, 2016 aged 87. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / MAXIM SHIPENKOVMAXIM SHIPENKOV/AFP/Getty Images
