Boris Pilnyak | |
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| Born | Boris Andreyevich Vogau 11 October 1894 |
| Died | 21 April 1938 (aged 43) |
| Occupation(s) | Novelist, short story writer |
| Notable work | The Naked Year, The Tale of the Unextinguished Moon |
Boris Andreyevich Pilnyak (né Vogau Russian: Бори́с Андре́евич Пильня́к; October 11 [O.S. September 29] 1894 – April 21, 1938) was a Russian and Soviet writer who was executed by the Soviet Union on false claims of plotting to kill Joseph Stalin and Nikolay Yezhov.