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Ignaty Potapenko

1856 – 1929

Russian writer and playwright

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Lived 1856 – 1929 (aged 72). Ignaty Potapenko was a Russian writer, playwright and journalist.

Ignaty Nikolayevich Potapenko (, December 30, 1856 – May 17, 1929), was a Russian writer and playwright.

Biography Potapenko was born in the village of Fyodorovka, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) where his father was a priest. Potapenko studied at Odessa University, and at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. His first works were tales of Ukrainian life. He's best known for his novel A Russian Priest (1890), published in Vestnik Evropy (Herald of Europe). His works include novels, plays, and short stories.

English translations The General's Daughter, (novel), T. Fisher Unwin, 1892. A Father of Six, and An Occasional Holiday, (short novels), T. Fisher Unwin, 1893. from Archive.org A Thousand Talents, (story), from Anthology of Russian Literature, Volume 2, Leo Wiener, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1903. from Archive.org The Curse of Fame, (story), from Short Story Classics (Foreign) Volume 1, P.F. Collier, 1907. from Archive.org What Dmitro Saw At the War, (story), from The Soul of Russia, W. Stephens, Macmillan and Co. LTD, London, 1916. from Archive.org A Russian Priest, (novel), T. Fisher Unwin, 1916. from Archive.org Dethroned, (story), from Best Russian Short Stories, Boni and Liveright, 1917. from Archive.org

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Odesa Theological Seminary, Odesa University, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg Conservatory
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Ignaty Nikolayevich Potapenko

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Who was Ignaty Potapenko?

Russian writer and playwright (1856–1929)

When was Ignaty Potapenko born?

Ignaty Potapenko was born on 18 December 1856 in Bilozerka.

When did Ignaty Potapenko die?

Ignaty Potapenko died on 17 May 1929 in Saint Petersburg.

What was Ignaty Potapenko's occupation?

Ignaty Potapenko was a writer, playwright and journalist.

What nationality was Ignaty Potapenko?

Ignaty Potapenko was Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ignaty Potapenko

· Wikidata: Q2638032

· DBpedia: Ignaty Potapenko

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