Arkady Averchenko
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Russian comic and satirical writer, theatre critic (1881–1925)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1881-03-27 ) 27 March 1881, Sevastopol , Russia
- Died
- 12 March 1925 (1925-03-12) (aged 43), Prague , Czechoslovakia
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Arkady
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Place of birth
- Sevastopol
- Place of death
- New Town
- Occupation
- dramaturge
- Educated at
- Oles Honchar Dnipro National University
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Native language
- Russian
- Genre
- satire
- Image
- Arkady Averchenko 7.gif
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- topic's main category
- Category:Arkadiy Averchenko
- place of burial
- Olšany Cemetery
- Commons category
- Arkadiy Averchenko
- date of birth
- 1880-03-15
- date of death
- 1925-03-13
- Commons Creator page
- Arkady Averchenko
- name in native language
- Аркадий Тимофеевич Аверченко
- cause of death
- cardiovascular disease
- writing language
- Russian
- pseudonym
- Фальстаф
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Arkady Timofeevich Averchenko (Russian: Арка́дий Тимофе́евич Аве́рченко; 27 March 1881 – 12 March 1925) was a Russian playwright and satirist. He published his stories in the journal Satirikon, of which he was also an editor, in the series of New Satirikon, and other publications. He published a total of around 20 books. Averchenko's satirical writings can be described as liberal. After the Russian Civil War, he emigrated to Central Europe and died in Prague.
Biography
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