Nikolai Pogodin

Nikolai Pogodin
Native name
Nikolai Fyodorovich Stukalov
Born16 November 1900 ((1900-11-03)3 November 1900 in Gregorian calendar)
Gundorovskaya village, Donskoy region, Russian Empire
Died19 September 1962(1962-09-19) (aged 61)
Moscow, the RSFSR, the USSR
OccupationWriter, playwright
LanguageRussian
NationalityUSSR
CitizenshipUSSR
GenrePlays, scripts
Literary movementSocialist Realism
Years active1920–1962
Notable awards

Nikolai Fyodorovich Pogodin (Russian: Никола́й Фёдорович Пого́дин) (pseudonym of Nikolai F. Stukalov) (16 November [O.S. 3 November] 1900 – 19 September 1962) was a Soviet playwright. His plays were recognized in Soviet Union theater for their realistic portrayals of common life[1] combined with socialist and communist themes.[1] He is most widely known as the author of a trilogy about Lenin, the first time Lenin was used as a character in any theatrical works.

  1. ^ a b "Nikolai Pogodin is dead at 61". The New York Times. 20 September 1962.