Andrei Platonov

(1899-1951)

Russian writer

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Andrei Platonov (Russian: Андре́й Плато́нов, 28 August [O.S. 16 August] 1899 – 5 January 1951) was the pen name of Andrei Platonovich Klimentov (Russian: Андре́й Плато́нович Климе́нтов), a Soviet Russian writer, philosopher, playwright, and poet, whose works anticipate existentialism. Although Platonov regarded himself as a communist, his principal works remained unpublished in his lifetime because of their skeptical attitude toward collectivization of agriculture (1929-1940) and other Stalinist policies, as well as for their experimental, avant-garde form. His famous works include the novels The Foundation Pit (Котлован) and Chevengur (Чевенгур).

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Born	Andrei Platonov 20 August 1899 Voronezh, Voronezh Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	5 January 1951 (aged 51) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Zodiac	Leo
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