Ignaty Potapenko
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1856|12|30}}
| birth_place = Fyodorovka, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire (now Ukraine)
| death_date = {{death date and age|1929|5|17|1856|12|30}}
| death_place = Leningrad, Soviet Union
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Ignaty Nikolayevich Potapenko ({{langx|ru|Игна́тий Никола́евич Пота́пенко}}, December 30, 1856 – May 17, 1929), was a Russian writer and playwright.
Biography
Potapenko was born in the village of Fyodorovka, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) where his father was a priest. Potapenko studied at Odessa University, and at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. His first works were tales of Ukrainian life. He's best known for his novel A Russian Priest (1890), published in Vestnik Evropy (Herald of Europe). His works include novels, plays, and short stories.The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979). 2010, The Gale Group, Inc.
English translations
- The General's Daughter, (novel), T. Fisher Unwin, 1892.
- A Father of Six, and An Occasional Holiday, (short novels), T. Fisher Unwin, 1893. [https://archive.org/details/fatherofsixandoc00potaiala from Archive.org]
- A Thousand Talents, (story), from Anthology of Russian Literature, Volume 2, Leo Wiener, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1903. [https://archive.org/details/anthologyofrussi02wieniala from Archive.org]
- The Curse of Fame, (story), from Short Story Classics (Foreign) Volume 1, P.F. Collier, 1907. [https://archive.org/details/shortstoryclassi01pattrich from Archive.org]
- What Dmitro Saw At the War, (story), from The Soul of Russia, W. Stephens, Macmillan and Co. LTD, London, 1916. [https://archive.org/search.php?query=the%20soul%20of%20russia%20stephens from Archive.org]
- A Russian Priest, (novel), T. Fisher Unwin, 1916. [https://archive.org/details/russianpriest00potauoft from Archive.org]
- Dethroned, (story), from Best Russian Short Stories, Boni and Liveright, 1917. [https://archive.org/details/bestrussianshor00seltgoog from Archive.org]
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Category:Russian people of Ukrainian descent
Category:Russian male novelists
Category:Russian dramatists and playwrights
Category:Russian male dramatists and playwrights
Category:Russian male short story writers
Category:Saint Petersburg Conservatory alumni
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