Yevgeny Zamyatin

Yevgeny Ivanovich Zamyatin (Russian: Евге́ний Ива́нович Замя́тин, Russian pronunciation: [jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj ɪˈvanəvʲɪtɕ zɐˈmʲætʲɪn]) (February 20, 1884 – March 10, 1937) was a Russian author of science fiction and political satire. Despite having been a prominent Old Bolshevik, Zamyatin was deeply disturbed by the policies pursued by the CPSU following the October Revolution. He is most famous for his 1921 novel We, a story set in a dystopian future po... More

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  • Feb 1, 1884

Date of death:

  • Mar 10, 1937 (age 53 years)

Also known as:

  • Eugene Zamiatin,
  • Yevgeny Ivanovich Zamyatin,
  • Evgeniĭ Zami͡a︡tin,
  • Evgeniĭ Ivanovich Zami͡atin

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  • 1994

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