Konstantin Fedin
Born
in Saratov, Russian Federation
February 24, 1892
Died
July 15, 1977
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Cities and Years
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published
1924
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22 editions
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Early Joys
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published
1946
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22 editions
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Sanatoriul Arkthur
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published
1940
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9 editions
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Костер
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published
1978
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4 editions
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No Ordinary Summer - 1
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published
1950
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2 editions
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Необыкновенное лето
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No Ordinary Summer - 2
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Ich war Schauspieler
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published
1937
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Bratři
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published
1928
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4 editions
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Gorki Aramızda
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“When we are asked 'what is socialist realism?' and we answer: acquaint yourself with all the best books by Soviet writers, we often see disappointment on the faces of our questioners. We are expected to offer prescriptions! What is amazing is that the more foreign writers talk about artistic freedom, saying that we Soviet writers are leveling and regimenting literature, the more insistently, even aggressively they demand that we give them, at last, a precise answer to the question 'What is socialist realism and how does this method operate?' It seems to me that partially because of their aggressive demands these writers receive a recipe of sorts: socialist realism requires 50 percent positive, 5 percent negative hero, 1 percent social contradictions, 1 percent inspired romanticism, and 100 percent aqua distillata. But art is not created by recipes.”
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