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Valentin Kataev
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Soviet writer, playwright, screenwriter, poet (1897–1986)

Also known as: Walentin Petrowitsch Katajew, Valentin Katajew, Valentin Petrovich Kataev, Valentine Katayev, Walentin Katajew, Валентин Петрович Катаев

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Known works

  • Literaturnye svi͡a︡zi Chekhova
  • Beleet parus odinokiĭ
  • Alexandro Il'ušino septuagenario oblata
  • Azbuka
  • Razbitai︠a︡ zhiznʹ, ili Volshebnyĭ rog Oberona