Ivan Ivanovich Katajew
Ivan Kataev ( Russian Иван Иванович Катаев ; born May 14 . Jul / 27. May 1902 greg. In Moscow ; † 19th August 1937 ) was a Russian prose writers.
Katajew joined the Communist Party in 1919 and became a volunteer in the Red Army . In 1923 he became a member of the RAPP and in 1926 of the literary group Perewal ("Mountain Pass"). His most famous work, Milch, deals with collectivization . From 1934 he was a leading member of the Writers' Union of the USSR . In 1937 he fell victim to the Stalin purges .
Works
- The heart. Novelle, Zentral-Völker-Verlag: Moscow 1930
- The poet. Das Herz , Verlag Volk und Welt: Berlin 1969 ( Spectrum Vol. 16)
Web links
- Ivan Katajew on alexanderyakovlev.org (Russian)
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| SURNAME | Katajew, Ivan Ivanovich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kataev, Ivan Ivanovich (English transcription); Катаев, Иван Иванович (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian prose writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 27, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Moscow |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 19, 1937 |