The directory «Plots»

Kataev (Катаев) Valentin Petrovich
(1897—1986)
«A White Sail Gleams»
«Белеет парус одинокий»

Valentin Katayev was a Soviet novelist and playwright whose lighthearted, satirical treatment of postrevolutionary social conditions rose above the generally uninspired official Soviet style. Katayev began writing short stories in 1916. He served in the Red Army until 1920, when he became a journalist in Odessa. In 1922, Katayev moved to Moscow,... More...

Russia, 2001, Lubov Orlova, film «Circus»

Russia, 1997, Valentin Kataev

Russia, 2001, Stamps with popular cinema actors

Russia, 2003, Grigory Aleksandrov and his films