Evgeny Zamyatin

Known for: Writing
Born: February 20, 1884
Died: March 10, 1937 (aged 53)
Birthplace: Lebedyan, Lipetsk oblast, USSR (Russia)

Biography

Evgeny Zamyatin (1 February 1884 - 10 March 1937) was a Russian writer and naval engineer renowned for his groundbreaking dystopian novel "We," published in 1924, which depicted a totalitarian society where individuality is suppressed and influenced later works such as George Orwell's "1984" and "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley.