Mark Aldanov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mark Aldanov

Russian writer and critic

Date of Birth: 07-Nov-1886

Place of Birth: Kiev, Ukraine

Date of Death: 25-Feb-1957

Profession: writer, biographer, novelist, essayist

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Mark Aldanov (Russian: ???? ????´???) (Mark Alexandrovich Landau) (Russian: ???? ??????´??????? ?????´?) (7 November [O.S.
26 October] 1886, 1888, or 1889 – 25 February 1957) was a Russian writer and critic, known for his historical novels.
Aldanov's first book about Vladimir Lenin, translated into several languages, immediately gained him popularity.
Then followed a trilogy of novels attempting to trace the roots of the Russian Revolution.
He also wrote a tetralogy of novels about Napoleonic wars.
All in all, he published 16 larger literary works and a great number of articles and essays.
He was nominated for the Nobel prize in literature thirteen times.