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Mikhail Mikhailovich Zoshchenko (Russian: Михаил Михайлович Зощенко; Ukrainian: Михайло Михайлович Зощенко;10 August [O.S. 29 July] 1894 – 22 July 1958) was a Soviet and Russian writer and satirist.
Zoshchenko was born in 1894, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, according to his 1953 autobiography. Other sources suggest that he was born in Poltava, in present-day Ukraine.[2] His Ukrainian father was an artist and a mosaicist responsible for the exterior decoration of the Suvorov Museum in Saint Petersburg.[3] His mother was Russian. The future writer attended the Faculty of Law at the Saint Petersburg University, but did not graduate due to financial problems. During World War I, Zoshchenko served in the army as a field officer, was wounded in action several times, and was heavily decorated.[1] In 1919, during the Russian Civil War, he served for several months in the Red Army before being discharged for health reasons.
He was associated with the Serapion Brothers and attained particular popularity in the 1920s as a satirist, but, after his denunciation in the Zhdanov decree of 1946, Zoshchenko lived in dire poverty. He was awarded his pension only a few months before he died.
Zoshchenko developed a simplified deadpan style of writing which simultaneously made him accessible to "the people" and mocked official demands for accessibility: "I write very compactly. My sentences are short. Accessible to the poor. Maybe that's the reason why I have so many readers."[4] Volkov compares this style to the nakedness of the Russian holy fool or yurodivy.
In 1940 Zoshchenko published a series of short stories for children about Vladimir Lenin.[5]
Criticismedit
A critical anthology Мих. Зощенко: pro et contra, антология was published in 2015. It included a 1926 article by Iakov Moiseyevich Shafir.[6]
Selected bibliography (in English translation)edit
Zoshchenko in uniform, 1915/16.
A Man Is Not A Flea, trans. Serge Shishkoff, Ann Arbor, 1989.
Before Sunrise. Trans. Gary Kern, Ann Arbor, 1974.
Nervous People and Other Satires, ed. Hugh McLean, trans. Maria Gordon and Hugh McLean, London, 1963.
Scenes from the Bathhouse, trans. Sidney Monas, Ann Arbor, 1962.
Youth Restored. Trans. Joel Stern, Ann Arbor, 1984.
The Galosh. Trans. Jeremy Hicks, New York, 1996.
Sentimental Tales. Trans. Boris Dralyuk, New York, 2018.
Pассказы о Ленине ("Stories about Lenin". In Russian. Moscow, 1974.)
Referencesedit
^ abcdeMikhail Mikhaylovich Zoshchenko. Encyclopaedia Britannica
^Zoshchenko, M. (1963) Nervous People and Other Satires, ed. Hugh McLean, trans. Maria Gordon and Hugh McLean, London. Introduction, p. viii
^Volkov, Solomon (2004). Shostakovich and Stalin: The Extraordinary Relationship Between the Great Composer and the Brutal Dictator. Knopf. p. 40. ISBN0-375-41082-1.
English translation of Zoshchenko's short story Honest Citizen
Three short autobiographies by Zoshchenko
Poverty | The Galosh by Zoshchenko at the Short Story Project
Mikhail Zoshchenko. Stories.
January 01, 1970
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For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Mikhail Mikhailovich Zoshchenko Russian Mihail Mihajlovich Zoshenko Ukrainian Mihajlo Mihajlovich Zoshenko 10 August O S 29 July 1894 22 July 1958 was a Soviet and Russian writer and satirist Mikhail ZoshchenkoBorn10 August O S 29 July 1894 1 Saint Petersburg Russian Empire 1 Died22 July 1958 1958 07 22 aged 63 1 Leningrad USSR 1 OccupationShort story writer novelist playwright screenwriterEducationSaint Petersburg UniversityNotable worksYouth Restored 1933 Before Sunrise 1943 Contents 1 Biography 2 Criticism 3 Selected bibliography in English translation 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksBiography editZoshchenko was born in 1894 in Saint Petersburg Russia according to his 1953 autobiography Other sources suggest that he was born in Poltava in present day Ukraine 2 His Ukrainian father was an artist and a mosaicist responsible for the exterior decoration of the Suvorov Museum in Saint Petersburg 3 His mother was Russian The future writer attended the Faculty of Law at the Saint Petersburg University but did not graduate due to financial problems During World War I Zoshchenko served in the army as a field officer was wounded in action several times and was heavily decorated 1 In 1919 during the Russian Civil War he served for several months in the Red Army before being discharged for health reasons nbsp The Serapion Brothers use a cursor to see who is who He was associated with the Serapion Brothers and attained particular popularity in the 1920s as a satirist but after his denunciation in the Zhdanov decree of 1946 Zoshchenko lived in dire poverty He was awarded his pension only a few months before he died Zoshchenko developed a simplified deadpan style of writing which simultaneously made him accessible to the people and mocked official demands for accessibility I write very compactly My sentences are short Accessible to the poor Maybe that s the reason why I have so many readers 4 Volkov compares this style to the nakedness of the Russian holy fool or yurodivy In 1940 Zoshchenko published a series of short stories for children about Vladimir Lenin 5 Criticism editA critical anthologyMih Zoshenko pro et contra antologiya was published in 2015 It included a 1926 article by Iakov Moiseyevich Shafir 6 Selected bibliography in English translation edit nbsp Zoshchenko in uniform 1915 16 A Man Is Not A Flea trans Serge Shishkoff Ann Arbor 1989 Before Sunrise Trans Gary Kern Ann Arbor 1974 Nervous People and Other Satires ed Hugh McLean trans Maria Gordon and Hugh McLean London 1963 Scenes from the Bathhouse trans Sidney Monas Ann Arbor 1962 Youth Restored Trans Joel Stern Ann Arbor 1984 The Galosh Trans Jeremy Hicks New York 1996 Sentimental Tales Trans Boris Dralyuk New York 2018 Passkazy o Lenine Stories about Lenin In Russian Moscow 1974 References edit a b c d e Mikhail Mikhaylovich Zoshchenko Encyclopaedia Britannica Mikhail Mikhaylovich Zoshchenko Soviet Satirist amp Author Britannica www britannica com Retrieved 2023 07 04 Zoshchenko M 1963 Nervous People and Other Satires ed Hugh McLean trans Maria Gordon and Hugh McLean London Introduction p viii Volkov Solomon 2004 Shostakovich and Stalin The Extraordinary Relationship Between the Great Composer and the Brutal Dictator Knopf p 40 ISBN 0 375 41082 1 Rasskazy o Lenine 30 September 2000 Lib ru Klassika Shafir Yakov Moiseevich O yumore i yumoristah M Zoshenko az lib ru az lib ru Retrieved 9 May 2021 Further reading editScatton Linda Hart 1993 Mikhail Zoshchenko Evolution of a Writer Cambridge University Press ISBN 0 521 42093 8 External links editCreative Commons English translation of Zoshchenko s ultra short story Nervous People Discovering Zoshchenko Alexander Melnikov Russia Beyond the Headlines 2 October 2009 English translation of Zoshchenko s short story Honest Citizen Three short autobiographies by Zoshchenko Poverty The Galosh by Zoshchenko at the Short Story Project Mikhail Zoshchenko Stories 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