Isaak Babel

Also known as Isaac Babel, Isaak Emmanuilovich Babel, Isaac Emmanuilovich Babel

Russian language journalist, playwright, literary translator, and short story writer (1894–1940)

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Isaak Babel was a Russian writer, journalist, and playwright from 1894 to 1940 who became known for his powerful short stories and literary translations. He matters because he was an influential voice in early 20th-century Russian literature, though his life ended during Stalin's political purges, making him a notable casualty of that era.

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Isaak Babel was a Russian writer.

Known for

Odessa1935

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Part of: list of authors banned during the Third Reich
Family name: Babel
Gender: male
Citizenship: Soviet Union
Place of birth: Odesa
Place of death: Butyrka prison
Spouse: Antonina Pirožkova
Occupation: short story writer
Educated at: Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman
Languages spoken: French
Notable work: Red Cavalry
Genre: sketch story
Image: Isaac Babel.jpg
Significant event: Nazi book burnings

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name in native language: Исаак Эммануилович Бабель
on focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Ukraine
topic's main category: Category:Isaac Babel
Commons category: Isaac Babel
date of death: 1940-01-27
Commons gallery: Исаак Эммануилович Бабель
place of burial: Donskoe cemetery
cause of death: gunshot wound
start of work period: 1921-00-00
writing language: Russian
place of detention: Lubyanka Building
manner of death: capital punishment
date of birth: 1894-07-01

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Works in European collections

2 objects attributed to Isaak Babel, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Isaac Emmanuilovich Babel (13 July [O.S. 30 June] 1894 – 27 January 1940) was a Russian and Soviet writer, journalist, playwright, and literary translator. He is best known as the author of Red Cavalry and Odessa Stories, and has been acclaimed as "the greatest prose writer of Russian Jewry". Babel was arrested by the NKVD on 15 May 1939 on fabricated charges of terrorism and espionage, and executed on 27 January 1940.

Early years

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