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Pavel Bazhov Павел Бажов | |
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| Born | Pavel Petrovich Bazhov 27 January 1879 Sysert, Yekaterinburgsky Uyezd, Perm Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 3 December 1950 (aged 71) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Notable works | The Malachite Box |
Pavel Petrovich Bazhov (Russian: Па́вел Петро́вич Бажо́в; 27 January 1879 – 3 December 1950) was a Russian writer and publicist.
Bazhov is best known for his collection of fairy tales The Malachite Box, based on Ural folklore and published in the Soviet Union in 1939. In 1944, a translation of the collection into English was published in New York City and London. Later Sergei Prokofiev created the ballet The Tale of the Stone Flower based on one of the tales. Bazhov was also the author of several books on the Russian Revolution and the Civil War. Yegor Gaidar, who served as Prime Minister of Russia, was his grandson.