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Valentin Kataev

1897 - 1986

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Valentin Petrovich Kataev (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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Valentin Kataev is the 2,696th most popular writer (down from 2,470th in 2019), the 396th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 359th in 2019) and the 54th most popular Ukrainian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Valentin Kataev ranks 2,696 out of 7,302. Before him are Noor Inayat Khan, Jean Ray, Ennin, Eugène Burnouf, Patrick Pearse, and Sāyaṇa. After him are Sima Tan, Peter Bichsel, Varian Fry, José María Arguedas, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, and Johann Froben.

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Among people born in 1897, Valentin Kataev ranks 140. Before him are Georgios Grivas, Wilhelm Falley, Lazare Ponticelli, Edith Head, Zhang Guotao, and Paul Ben-Haim. After him are Tan Malaka, Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg, John Bagot Glubb, Xu Zhimo, August Heissmeyer, and Traicho Kostov. Among people deceased in 1986, Valentin Kataev ranks 113. Before him are Gardner Fox, Ilmari Salminen, Thierry Sabine, Scatman Crothers, Vitaly Abalakov, and Raúl Prebisch. After him are Ruth Teitelbaum, John Bagot Glubb, Artur London, James H. Wilkinson, Nicholas Kaldor, and Gregory Jarvis.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Valentin Kataev ranks 396 out of 1,365. Before him are Abraham Zapruder (1905), Nikolai Yaroshenko (1846), Yevhen Marchuk (1941), Valentin Bondarenko (1937), Pavlo Tychyna (1891), and Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz (1890). After him are Sydir Kovpak (1887), Anatoly Onoprienko (1959), Eugen Schauman (1875), Pavel Urysohn (1898), Hélène Sparrow (1891), and Yuriy Drohobych (1450).

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Among WRITERS In Ukraine

Among writers born in Ukraine, Valentin Kataev ranks 54. Before him are Shaul Tchernichovsky (1875), Israel Zolli (1881), Dmytro Dontsov (1883), Rose Ausländer (1901), Carolyne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein (1819), and Pavlo Tychyna (1891). After him are Maximilian Voloshin (1877), Abraham Goldfaden (1840), Leone Ginzburg (1909), Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz (1894), Lev Kopelev (1912), and Panteleimon Kulish (1819).

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