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Mikhail Zoshchenko
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Soviet writer (1894–1958)
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Mikhail Zoshchenko was a male writer, journalist, dramaturge, and translator who wrote in Russian. He was a member of the USSR Union of Writers and held citizenship in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. His ethnic group was Ukrainians, and he was educated at the Pavel Military School.
Born in Poltava, Russian Empire, he participated in World War I. Zoshchenko received the Order of the Red Banner of Labour and the Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945." He died of heart failure due to natural causes in Saint Petersburg in 1958. His notable works include *Uri u-pitspon*, *Ispoved*, *Sentimentalʹnye povesti*, and *Ḥaver Roṭenberg*.
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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
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Film & TV
Poltava, Russian Empire (Ukraine)
Known for
- Георгий Вицин. Не надо смеяться — Self (archive footage)2016
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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)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mikhail
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Place of birth
- Poltava
- Place of death
- Saint Petersburg
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Educated at
- Pavel Military School
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Conflict
- World War I
- Image
- Mikhail Zoshchenko Rasskazy.jpg
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- Commons category
- Mikhail Zoshchenko
- date of death
- 1958-07-22
- date of birth
- 1894-08-09
- member of
- USSR Union of Writers
- allegiance
- Soviet Union
- writing language
- Russian
- ethnic group
- Ukrainians
- name in native language
- Михаил Михайлович Зощенко
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- heart failure
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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
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