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Valentin Petrovich Kataev (‹See Tfd›Russian: Валенти́н Петро́вич Ката́ев; also spelled Katayev or Kataiev; 28 January [O.S. 16 January] 1897 – 12 April 1986) was a Soviet writer and editor who managed to create penetrating works discussing post-revolutionary social conditions without running afoul of the demands of official Soviet style. Kataev is credited with suggesting the idea for The Twelve Chairs to his brother Yevgeny Petrov and Ilya Ilf. In return, Kataev insisted that the novel be dedicated to him, in all editions and translations. Kataev's relentless imagination, sensitivity, and originality made him one of the most distinguished Soviet writers.
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1897-01-16
Deathday1986-04-12 (89 years old)
Birth PlaceOdesa, Ukraine
ChildrenPavel Katayev
SiblingsYevgeny Petrov
CitizenshipsRussian Empire, Soviet Union
Also Known AsValentin Kataev, Валентин Петрович Катаев, В. Катаев
AwardsCross of St. George 3rd class, Order of Saint Anna, 4th class, Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow", Cross of St. George 4th class, Order of Friendship of Peoples, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Stalin Prize, Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin", Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Order of the October Revolution, Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Hero of Socialist Labour, Order of Lenin
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