Boris Pilnyak

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Andreyevich and the family name is Pilnyak.
Boris Pilnyak
Born
Boris Andreyevich Vogau

11 October 1894
Mozhaysk, Russian Empire
Died21 April 1938 (aged 43)
Kommunarka shooting ground, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
OccupationsNovelist, short story writer
Notable workThe Naked Year
The Tale of the Unextinguished Moon

Boris Andreyevich Pilnyak (né Vogau; Russian: Бори́с Андре́евич Пильня́к; October 11 [O.S. September 29] 1894 – April 21, 1938) was a Russian and Soviet writer who was executed by the Soviet government on false claims of plotting to kill Joseph Stalin and Nikolay Yezhov.

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