Nikolai Ostrovsky
Nikolai Alexeevich Ostrovsky (Russian: Никола́й Алексе́евич Остро́вский; Ukrainian: Мико́ла Олексі́йович Остро́вський; 29 September 1904 – 22 December 1936) was a Soviet socialist realist writer. He is best known for his novel How the Steel Was Tempered.
Nikolai Alexeevich Ostrovsky | |
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Nikolai Ostrovsky | |
| Born | 29 September 1904 Viliya, Ostrozhsky Uyezd, Volhynian Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 22 December 1936 (aged 32) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Resting place | Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow |
| Occupation | Novelist, Chekist, Communist Party member |
| Language | Russian language |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Alma mater | Sverdlov Communist University |
| Genre | Socialist Realist |
| Notable works | How the Steel Was Tempered |
| Spouse | Raisa Porfyrivna (nee Motsyuk) |
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