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Mikhail Zoshchenko

1894 – 1958

Soviet writer

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About Mikhail Zoshchenko

Lived 1894 – 1958 (aged 63). Mikhail Zoshchenko was a Russian writer, journalist, dramaturge, translator and screenwriter.

Anthology A critical anthology Мих. Зощенко: pro et contra, антология was published in 2015. It included a 1926 article by Iakov Moiseyevich Shafir.

Selected bibliography (in English translation)

A Man Is Not A Flea, trans. Serge Shishkoff, Ann Arbor, 1989. Before Sunrise. Trans. Gary Kern, Ann Arbor, 1974. Nervous People and Other Satires, ed. Hugh McLean, trans. Maria Gordon and Hugh McLean, London, 1963. Scenes from the Bathhouse, trans. Sidney Monas, Ann Arbor, 1962. Youth Restored. Trans. Joel Stern, Ann Arbor, 1984. The Galosh. Trans. Jeremy Hicks, New York, 1996. Sentimental Tales. Trans. Boris Dralyuk, New York, 2018. Pассказы о Ленине ("Stories about Lenin". In Russian. Moscow, 1974.)

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Important facts

Born
28 July 1894, Saint Petersburg, Poltava
Birth century
19th century
Died
22 July 1958, Saint Petersburg
Occupation
Writer, journalist, dramaturge, translator, screenwriter
Nationality
Russian Empire, Soviet Union
Education
Pavel Military School
Awards
Order of the Red Banner of Labour; Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class; Order of Saint Anna, 4th class; Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class; Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class; Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class
Also known as
Mikhail Mikhailovich Zoshchenko

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Mikhail Zoshchenko?

Soviet writer (1894–1958)

When was Mikhail Zoshchenko born?

Mikhail Zoshchenko was born on 28 July 1894 in Saint Petersburg, Poltava.

When did Mikhail Zoshchenko die?

Mikhail Zoshchenko died on 22 July 1958 in Saint Petersburg.

What was Mikhail Zoshchenko's occupation?

Mikhail Zoshchenko was a writer, journalist, dramaturge, translator and screenwriter.

What nationality was Mikhail Zoshchenko?

Mikhail Zoshchenko was Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Mikhail Zoshchenko

· Wikidata: Q360507

· DBpedia: Mikhail Zoshchenko

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