Yevgeny Petrov (writer)
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 Yevgeny Petrov (1930) | |
| Native name | Евгений Петрович Петров |
| Born | Yevgeny Petrovich Katayev December 13 [O.S. November 30] 1902 Odessa, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | July 2, 1942 Rostov Oblast, Soviet Union |
| Occupation | Novelist, journalist |
| Notable works | The Twelve Chairs The Little Golden Calf One-storied America |
Yevgeny Petrovich Petrov, also spelled Evgeny or Yevgeni, (Евгений Петрович Петров, born Katayev (Катаев); December 13 [O.S. November 30] 1902 in Odessa – July 2, 1942)[1] was a popular Soviet author in the 1920s and 1930s. He often worked in collaboration with Ilya Ilf. As Ilf and Petrov, they wrote The Twelve Chairs, released in 1928, and its sequel, The Little Golden Calf, released in 1931.
Biography
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Following Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union, Petrov became a war correspondent. He was killed in a plane crash while returning from besieged Sevastopol. The short film Envelope was dedicated to him.[citation needed]
He was the brother of Valentin Kataev.
References
[edit]- ^ Sergey Shargunov (2016). Катаев: "Погоня за вечной весной" (in Russian). Molodaya Gvardiya. p. 101. ISBN 978-5-235-03917-9.
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