Mikhail Zoshchenko

1894 - 1958

country of citizenship: Russian Empire, Soviet Union

languages spoken, written or signed: Russian

occupation: writer, journalist, dramaturge, translator, screenwriter

award received: Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class, Order of Saint Anna, 4th class, Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class, Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class, Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class

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. Source: Wikipedia (en)