Background
Teffi, Nadezhda was born in 1872.
Teffi, Nadezhda was born in 1872.
Became one of the best known and best loved humorists in Russia before World War I. Emigrated, 1920. Settled in France, where she continued to write her humorous stories, based
on the often absurd life of penniless and confused refugees. Widely read by Russians all over the world between the wars.
Published several collections of stories, and memoirs of the revolutionary period.