- Vsevolod Ivanov
Vsevolod Vyacheslavovich Ivanov ( _ru. Все́волод Вячесла́вович Ива́нов IPA-ru|ˈfsʲɛvələd vʲɪtɕɪˈslavəvʲɪtɕ ɪˈvanəf; OldStyleDate|February 12|1895|February 24, Lebyazhye, now in
Pavlodar Oblast –August 15, 1963,Moscow ) was a notableSoviet writer praised for the colourful adventure tales set in theAsia tic part of Russia during the Civil War.Was born in Northern
Kazakhstan to a teacher's family. When he was a child Vsevolod ran away to become aclown in a travellingcircus . His first story, published in 1915, caught the attention ofMaxim Gorky , who advised Vsevolod throughout his career.Ivanov joined the
Red Army during the Civil War and fought inSiberia . This inspired his short stories, "Partisans" (1921) and "Armoured Train" (1922).In 1922 Ivanov joined the literary group
Serapion Brothers . Other members includedNikolay Tikhonov ,Mikhail Zoshchenko ,Victor Shklovsky ,Veniamin Kaverin , andKonstantin Fedin .Ivanov's first novels, "Colored Winds" (1922) and "Azure Sands" (1923), were set in Asiatic part of Asia and gave rise to the genre of
ostern in Soviet literature. His novella "Baby" was acclaimed byEdmund Wilson as the finest Soviet short story ever.Later, Ivanov came under fire from
Bolshevik critics who claimed his works were too pessimistic and that it was not clear whether the Reds or Whites were the heroes.In 1927 Ivanov rewrote his short story, the "Armoured Train 14-69" into a play. This time, the play highlighted the role of the Bolsheviks in the Civil War. After that, his writings saw a marked decline in quality, and he never managed to produce anything equal to his early efforts.
Among his later works, which conformed to the requirements of
Socialist Realism , are the "Adventures of a Fakir" (1935) and "The Taking of Berlin" (1945). During theSecond World War , Ivanov worked as war correspondent forIzvestia .Vsevolod's son
Vyacheslav Vsevolodovich Ivanov became one of the leading philologists and Indo-Europeanists of the late 20th century.Bibliography
*Ivanov, Vsevolod. "Fertility and Other Stories (European Classics)". Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press, 1998 (paperback, ISBN 0-8101-1547-6)."Campesinos y bandidos",1930. Vsevolod Ivanov.
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