Konstantin Fedin

Konstantin Fedin
Fedin, c. 1949
Fedin, c. 1949
BornKonstantin Aleksandrovich Fedin
(1892-02-24)24 February 1892
Saratov, Russian Empire
Died15 July 1977(1977-07-15) (aged 85)
Moscow, Soviet Union
OccupationPoet, novelist
Period1922–1977
GenreFiction, poetry
Literary movementSocialist realism
Notable worksCities and Years

Konstantin Aleksandrovich Fedin (Russian: Константи́н Алекса́ндрович Фе́дин, IPA: [kənstɐnʲˈtʲin ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ ˈfʲedʲɪn] ; 24 February [O.S. 12 February] 1892 – 15 July 1977) was a Soviet and Russian novelist and literary functionary.