Background
DEMENT’YEV, Nikolay was born in 1907.
DEMENT’YEV, Nikolay was born in 1907.
Studied at Bryusov Institute of Literature and Art, and at Literature Faculty, Moscow University.
1925-1928 member, All-Union Communist Youth League. Until 1928 member, Pereval (The Pass) lit group. Later joined Russian Association of Proletarian Writers.
Traveled about Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics with Pravda teams. Worked on the construction of a chemical combine at Bobriki. Learned from writers Pasternak and Aseycv.