Yevgeny Petrov, also named Evgeny or Yevgeni Petrov (Евгений Петров) was the pen name of Yevgeny Petrovich Katayev (Евгений Петрович Катаев; December 13 [O.S. November 30] 1902 in Odessa – July 2, 1942)[1] who was a popular Soviet author in the 1920s and 1930s. He often worked in collaboration with Ilya Ilf. As Ilf and Petrov, they wrote The Twelve Chairs, released in 1928, and its sequel, The Little Golden Calf, released in 1931.
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Yevgeny Petrov | |
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Native name | Евгений Петрович Катаев |
Born | Yevgeny Petrovich Katayev December 13 [O.S. November 30] 1902 Odessa, Russian Empire |
Died | July 2, 1942 Rostov Oblast, Soviet Union |
Occupation | Novelist, journalist |
Notable works | The Twelve Chairs The Little Golden Calf One-storied America |
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Following Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union, Petrov became a war correspondent. He was killed in a plane crash while returning from besieged Sevastopol. The short film Envelope was dedicated to him.
He was the brother of Valentin Katayev.
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