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Konstantin Fedin
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Russian-Soviet writer and poet (1892-1977)
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Konstantin Fedin was a Russian poet, writer, politician, and journalist who began his work period in 1922. He was born in Saratov on 24 February 1892 and died in Moscow on 15 July 1977. A citizen of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union, he was educated at and employed by the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute. He spoke and wrote in Russian and German.
His notable works include *Zhiznʹ A.S. Pushkina*, *Neobyknovennoe leto*, *Goroda i gody*, *Константин Федин и его современники*, and *Rasskazy*. Fedin was a member of the USSR Union of Writers and the Russian Academy of Sciences. He received the Stalin Prize, the Order of Lenin, the title of Hero of Socialist Labour, and the Order of the October Revolution. He is buried at Novodevichy Cemetery.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 24 February 1892
- Died
- 15 July 1977
- Works
- 99
Top works
- Zhiznʹ A.S. Pushkina
- Neobyknovennoe leto
- Goroda i gody
- Константин Федин и его современники
- Rasskazy
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Key facts
- Born
- Konstantin Aleksandrovich Fedin , ( 1892-02-24 ) 24 February 1892, Saratov , Russian Empire
- Died
- 15 July 1977 (1977-07-15) (aged 85), Moscow, Soviet Union
- Occupation
- Poet, novelist
- Period
- 1922–1977
- Genre
- Fiction, poetry
- Literary movement
- Socialist realism
- Notable works
- Cities and Years
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Place of birth
- Saratov
- Place of death
- Moscow
- Occupation
- journalist
- Educated at
- Maxim Gorky Literature Institute
- Employer
- Maxim Gorky Literature Institute
- Languages spoken
- German
- Image
- Konstantin Fedin.jpg
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- place of burial
- Novodevichy Cemetery
- Commons category
- Konstantin Fedin
- date of birth
- 1892-02-12
- date of death
- 1977-07-15
- member of
- Russian Academy of Sciences
- writing language
- Russian
- start of work period
- 1922-00-00
- name in native language
- Константи́н Алекса́ндрович Фе́дин
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Encyclopedic overview
Konstantin Aleksandrovich Fedin (Russian: Константи́н Алекса́ндрович Фе́дин, IPA: [kənstɐnʲˈtʲin ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ ˈfʲedʲɪn] ; 24 February [O.S. 12 February] 1892 – 15 July 1977) was a Soviet and Russian novelist and literary functionary.
Biography
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