Yevgeny Petrov (writer)

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Yevgeny Petrov

Yevgeny Petrov (Евгений Петров) was the pen name of Yevgeny Petrovich Katayev (Евгений Петрович Катаев; Ukrainian: Євген Петрович Катаєв; December 13 [O.S. November 30] 1903 in Odessa – July 2, 1942), a popular Soviet author in the 1920s and 1930s. He often worked in collaboration with Ilya Ilf (see Ilf and Petrov).

He was the brother of Valentin Katayev.

Following Nazi 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 Yevgeny.

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 71396114 LCCN: n84168667 ISNI: 0000 0003 6864 3910 GND: 118740393 BNF: cb11919449p

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Name	Petrov, Yevgeny
Alternative names	Yevgeny Petrovich Katayev
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Date of birth	1903
Place of birth	Alaska
Date of death	July 2, 1942
Place of death

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