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Gaito Gazdanov (Russian: Гайто́ (Гео́ргий) Ива́нович Газда́нов, Gaito [Georgii] Ivanovich Gazdanov; Ossetian: Гæздæнты Бæппийы фырт Гайто, Gæzdænty Bæppijy fyrt Gajto; 6 December [O.S. 23 November] 1903–5 December 1971) was a Russian émigré writer, living in Paris. He was of Ossetian descent, his father was from Ossetia, a North Caucasus's country within the Russian Empire. His first stories were published in France in 1926 in Russian language. He was a member of the French Resistance when fascists occupied France. An Evening with Claire, a novel of 1929, became his more well-known work, mentioned by writers Maxim Gorki, Vladislav Khodasevich. He joined Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty as an editor in 1953. Living abroad, Gaito Gazdanov learned perfect French, but was writing stories in Russian language.
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1903 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
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1971 (aged 67) Munich, BRD
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