Vsevolod Vishnevsky

He participated in the militant rebellion in Petrograd in 1917, in battles of the Russian Civil War as a machine gunner in the 1st Cavalry Army; he worked as political agitator attached to the Black Sea and Baltic fronts. During the German-Soviet War he participated in the defense of Leningrad. Later he became an editor of Krasnoflotets ("Red Fleet sailor") magazine. He battled at the fronts of Winter War and German-Soviet War, worked as war correspondent for Pravda newspaper. Since 1944 he worked as editor of Znamya magazine. His first works were published in 1920. In 1929 his play The First Horse Army, which celebrated Marshal Semyon Budyonny's Rostov campaign during the civil war, was published. In 1930s he wrote many plays, including We Are from Kronstadt, Last Decisive, and his most famous play An Optimistic Tragedy (1934). In 1941, Vishnevsky was awarded the Stalin Prize. In the winter of 1950 Vishnevsky suffered two strokes. He died in Moscow in 1951 and was buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery.

Vsevolod Vishnevsky studied at The First Saint-Petersburg Gymnasium. Training under The First Saint-Petersburg Gymnasium is recorded. The recorded working language is Russian. The field of work recorded is Russian literature, theatre and Russian drama. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are screenplay and sketch story. Works named in the authority record are An Optimistic Tragedy. Distinctions recorded are Stalin Prize, Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Order of the Red Banner and Order of Lenin.

• Name — Vsevolod Vishnevsky Всеволод Вишневский • Birth Name — Vsevolod Vitalyevich Vishnevsky • Born — 21 December 1900 • Birthplace — Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire • Died — 28 February 1951 • Place of death — Moscow, Soviet Union • Notable Works — An Optimistic Tragedy • Awards — Stalin Prize

• 1924: The First Cavalry Army (Первая Конная) • 1933:An Optimistic Tragedy • Last Decisive Battle • We Are from Kronstadt • 1949: Unforgettable 1919 • Battle at West • 1944: By the Walls of Leningrad • 1942: The Sea Spreads Wide (the name of a Russian song:ru:Раскинулось море широко) • We, Russian People