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Ivan Sergeevich Sokolov-Mikitov
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Ivan Sergeevich Sokolov-Mikitov was a Russian Soviet writer and journalist, a special correspondent. He was born in the Kaluga Governorate. He graduated from the Smolensk Alexander Real School; in 1910 he moved to Saint Petersburg. His acquaintance with Prishvin and Kuprin influenced his decision to become a writer.
Sokolov-Mikitov's first stories appeared in newspapers and magazines in 1921. He took part in Arctic expeditions, which were reflected in his work. In the early 1930s his cycles 'Overseas Stories' and 'On the White Land' were published, as well as the novella 'Childhood'. In 1934 Sokolov-Mikitov became a member of the Union of Soviet Writers.
During the Great Patriotic War Sokolov-Mikitov worked as a correspondent for Izvestia in Molotov. After the war he settled in his own house in the village of Karacharovo, where he produced most of his works. Sokolov-Mikitov passed away on February 20, 1975, in Moscow; his ashes were interred in Gatchina.
Date of birth
17 May 1892
Date of death
20 February 1975
Occupation
Writer