Background
KATAYEV, Ivan was born on May 27, 1902 in Moscow. Son of a professor
KATAYEV, Ivan was born on May 27, 1902 in Moscow. Son of a professor
Studied at Economy Faculty, Moscow University.
1919 volunteered for the Red Army. 1921 first work published. Originally wrote verse but later changed to prose.
1923-1925 member, All-Russian Association of Proletarian Writers. 1926-1932 helped run “Percval” lit associate. 1934 elected bd member, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Writers’ Union.
1937 arrested by State Security organs.
Communist Party member from 1919.