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Mikhail Zoschenko (Mikhail Mikhailovich Zoschenko) was born on 10 August, 1895 in Poltava, Russian Empire [now Ukraine], is a writer. Discover Mikhail Zoschenko's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 63 years old?

Popular As Mikhail Mikhailovich Zoschenko
Occupation writer
Age 63 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 10 August, 1895
Birthday 10 August
Birthplace Poltava, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]
Date of death 22 July, 1958
Died Place Leningrad, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]
Nationality Ukraine

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1894

Mikhail Mikhailovich Zoschenko was born on August 9, 1894, into the family of an artist. Zoschenko studied law at St. Petersburg University for 2 years before WWI.

1907

Zoschenko showed an early talent in his stories "Palto" (A Coat, 1907) and "Tscheslavie" (Vanity, 1913).

1915

In 1915 he went to war as a volunteer. He was decorated four times for his courage, rising to Captain and a Battalion commander. He was wounded in action three times, but continued active service on the front-line. He was hospitalized only after a severe gas poisoning while in action.

1917

In 1917 he served as the Commandant of the General Post and Telegraph in Petrograd (St. Petersburg).

1918

In 1918 he joined the Red Army in the Russian Civil War against the Czar's White Army.

1919

From 1919-21 he studied under Korney Ivanovich Chukovskiy. At that time he lived at the famous "Dom Iskusstv" (Art House) on the Nevsky Prospect, the community where many talented writers and artists lived. He joined the Serapion Brothers group with Mikhail Slonimsky, Viktor Shklovskiy, Vsevolod Ivanov, Konstantin Fedin and Nikolai Tikhonov. Inspired by the work of Yevgeni Zamyatin Zoschenko wrote satirical stories about Soviet people.

1921

He had over 100 publications between 1921 and 1946. Being one of the most popular satirists, Zoschenko was under surveillance.

1929

In 1929 he published a social study, based on many interesting letters that he received from his readers. His views were different from the official Soviet dogma. His satire revealed the shortcomings of life under the Soviet system. He brilliantly used literary hints on the Soviet colloquial speech. His highly original style was praised by Aleksei Tolstoy, Samuil Marshak, Yuriy Olesha, and Yuri Tynyanov. Vsevolod Meyerhold planned to stage his play "Dear Comrade", but it was banned. He wrote a letter to Joseph Stalin which caused him more troubles and restrictions. He worked as a scriptwriter for the Mosfilm Studios during the years of evacuation in Alma-Ata. There he worked on autobiographical and scientific study of the subconscious, titled "Pered Voskhodom Solntsa" (Before Sunrise).

1943

It was banned after publication of the first chapters in 1943. Zoschenko was ahead of time in his research on the subconscious. Affter WWII Joseph Stalin pushed repressions against intellectuals. Zoschenko and Anna Akhmatova were expelled from the Soviet Writer's Union and their publications were banned. Their life was in danger, after the recent executions of Vsevolod Meyerhold and Osip Mandelstam. Many leading intellectuals were censored, such as Boris Pasternak, Sergei Prokofiev, Aram Khachaturyan among others.

1956

Nikita Khrushchev made an effort to change the cultural environment in 1956. Zoschenko was published again and regained success, but his health was declining.