Valentin Kataev, Russian author and playwright (born 1897)

Valentin Kataev

Soviet writer and editor (1897–1986)

Valentin Petrovich Kataev 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…