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Leonid Nikolaievich Andreyev (Russian: Леони́д Никола́евич Андре́ев, 21 August [O.S. 9 August] 1871 – 12 September 1919) was a Russian playwright, novelist and short-story writer, who is considered to be a father of Expressionism in Russian literature.
Notable Works: “Satan’s Diary”. “The Life of Man”. Leonid Andreyev (born August 21 [August 9, Old Style], 1871, Oryol, Russia—died September 12, 1919, Kuokkala, Finland) was a novelist whose best work has a place in Russian literature for its evocation of a mood of despair and absolute pessimism.
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Jun 11, 2018 · andreyev, leonid nikolayevich (1871 – 1919), Russian prose writer, playwright, and publicist whose works, internationally acclaimed in his lifetime, are infused with humanistic protest against social oppression and humiliation.
Leonid Andreyev has 617 books on Goodreads with 41508 ratings. Leonid Andreyev’s most popular book is Seven Who Were Hanged.
Mar 2, 2016 · 2 March 2016. Few books can claim to have changed the world while remaining almost unknown. Seven Hanged, by Russian author Leonid Andreyev, is one such book. His short story inspired a group...
Oct 4, 1987 · I have heard his voice resound on the stage, in He's speech about immortal love in ''He Who Gets Slapped.''. I hear it in the tales of terrorism as experienced both by the perpetrator and the ...
Leonid Nikolayevich Andreyev (Russian: Леонид Николаевич Андреев; 1871-1919) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who led the Expressionist movement in the national literature. He was active between the revolution of 1905 and the Communist revolution which finally overthrew the Tsarist government.
