Background
VISHNEVSKIY, Vsevolod was born on December 21, 1900 in Saint St. Petersburg. Son of a surveyor.
VISHNEVSKIY, Vsevolod was born on December 21, 1900 in Saint St. Petersburg. Son of a surveyor.
Studied at Saint St. Petersburg High School.
At age 14 volunteered for Russian Army and served at front during World War 1. Took part in 1917 October Revol. 1918-1920 machine-gunner, 1st Cavalry Army.
Then commander and political work, Baltic and Black Sea Fleets. 1920 first work published. Edited journal “Krasnoflotets”.
1937 went to Spain to attend anti-fascist writers’ congress. 1939-1940 war correspondent for “Pravda” on Soviet-Finnish Front. 1941-1942 fought in defense of Leningrad, then served as war correspondent.
From 1944 ed, journal “Znamya”. Wrote plays and film scripts on war and patriotic themes.
Communist Party member from 1937:.