Evgeny Shvarts
Evgeny Shvarts · Arts & Literature
Playwright
1896, Kazan, Russian Empire — 1958, Leningrad, Soviet Union
Soviet Union
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Evgeny Shvarts was a Soviet playwright and screenwriter who reworked fairy tales into subtly subversive allegories — including 'The Dragon,' 'The Shadow' and 'The Naked King' — that veiled criticism of tyranny under the guise of children's fantasy. His father was of Jewish origin (baptized) and his mother Russian; during Stalin's anti-'cosmopolitan' campaign his plays were suppressed.
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