Background
PLATONOV, Andrey was born on August 20, 1899 in Voronezh.
journalist and critic Russian writer
PLATONOV, Andrey was born on August 20, 1899 in Voronezh.
1924 graduate Voronezh Polytech Institute.
1918 first work published. Worked for newspapers “Voronczhskaya kommuna”, “Krasnaya derevnya”, “Ogni” and journal “Zheleznyy put'”. Fought in Civil War; 1923-1926 in charge of provincial land reclamation and directed agric electrification projects.
1927 moved to Moscow. From 1928 worked for journals “Krasnaya nov’”, “Novyy mir”, “Oktyabr”’ and “Molodaya gvardiya”. From 1936, unter the pseudonyms of F. Chelovekov and A. Firsov, contributed to journals “Literaturnyy kritik” and “Literaturnoye obozreniye”.
1942-1945 special front-line correspondent for newspaper “Krasnaya zvezda”.