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Nikolai Erdman

Russian and Soviet playwright (1900-1970) · Russia · On the map · Writers · Died at 69

Nikolai Robertovich Erdman was a Soviet dramatist and screenwriter primarily remembered for his work with Vsevolod Meyerhold in the 1920s. His plays, notably The Suicide (1928), form a link in Russian literary history between the satirical drama of Nikolai Gogol and the post-World War II Theatre of the Absurd.

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Country
Russia
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1900 to 1970 · aged 69

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