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Mikhail Zoshchenko

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Also known as Mikhail Mikhailovich Zoshchenko

Soviet writer (1894–1958)

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Mikhail Zoshchenko was a Russian writer, journalist, dramaturge, and translator who wrote in Russian. Born in Poltava, he held citizenship in both the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. He was educated at the Pavel Military School and participated in World War I. A member of the USSR Union of Writers, Zoshchenko was of Ukrainian ethnic origin.

He received the Order of the Red Banner of Labour and the Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945". His literary output includes works such as *Uri u-pitspon*, *Ispoved*, *Sentimentalʹnye povesti*, and *Ḥaver Roṭenberg*. Zoshchenko died of heart failure in Saint Petersburg on July 22, 1958.

Synthesized by Vinony from 39 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, TMDb, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1895
Died
1958
Works
168

Top works

  • A miserable day, or Honesty is the best soviet policy
  • Uri u-pitspon
  • Ispoved
  • Sentimentalʹnye povesti
  • Ḥaver Roṭenberg

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

Writing · Poltava, Russian Empire (Ukraine)

Known for

  • Георгий Вицин. Не надо смеяться — Self (archive footage)2016

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1894
Active to
1958

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
3
Total plays
8

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Mikhail+Zoshchenko">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

Born
10 August [ O.S. 29 July ] 1894 , Saint Petersburg , Russian Empire
Died
22 July 1958 (1958-07-22) (aged 63) , Leningrad , USSR
Occupation
Short story writer, novelist, playwright, screenwriter
Education
Saint Petersburg University
Notable works
Youth Restored (1933), Before Sunrise (1943)

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Mikhail Mikhailovich Zoshchenko (Russian: Михаи́л Миха́йлович Зо́щенко; 10 August [O.S. 29 July] 1894 – 22 July 1958) was a Soviet and Russian writer and satirist.

Biography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mikhail Zoshchenko” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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