Konstantin Paustovsky

Also known as Konstantin Georgiyevich Paustovsky, Konstantin Paustovskiy, Konstantin Georgievich Paustovskiy

Russian writer (1892–1968)

Key facts

Born: Konstantin Georgiyevich Paustovsky , ( 1892-05-31 ) 31 May 1892, Moscow, Russian Empire
Died: 14 July 1968 (1968-07-14) (aged 76), Moscow, Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
Literary movement: Neo-romanticism

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Soviet Union
Place of birth: Moscow
Place of death: Moscow
Occupation: opinion journalist
Educated at: Lomonosov Moscow State University
Employer: Maxim Gorky Literature Institute
Languages spoken: Russian
Award: Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Genre: sketch story
Image: Paustovsky.jpg

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date of birth: 1892-05-19
date of death: 1968-07-14
Commons category: Konstantin Paustovsky
start of work period: 1912-00-00
topic's main category: Category:Konstantin Paustovsky
nominated for: Nobel Prize in Literature
writing language: Russian
place of burial: Tarusa
ethnic group: Ukrainians

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Encyclopedic overview

Konstantin Georgiyevich Paustovsky (Russian: Константи́н Гео́ргиевич Паусто́вский, pronounced [pəʊˈstofskʲɪj]; 31 May [O.S. 19 May] 1892 – 14 July 1968) was a Soviet writer nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1965, 1966, 1967, and 1968.

Early life

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