Several generations of Soviet people simply read the novels "12 chairs" and "Golden Calf". Experts justifiably point out that even today for Russian representatives of small business in these books there is a lot of useful information. And how to minimize taxes, and how to get subsidies from the budget. Evgeny Petrov had a hand in creating these masterpieces. A talented and untimely writer who died in the war.
From the tribe of Odessa
According to the rules that have been in force at all times, the biography of a creative person consists of facts, conjectures and outright inventions. The biography of the famous Soviet writer Evgeny Petrov was no exception. It is true that the child was born in Odessa, a city by the Black Sea. Surname of the father - Kataev. Even many readers of our day know about the writer Valentin Kataev. But not everyone knows that Valentine is the elder brother, and Eugene is the younger. In life, it so happened that the youngest had to work under a pseudonym to avoid confusion on a historical scale and in solving everyday problems.
Education Kataev Jr. received in a classical gymnasium. In the early 20s of the last century, after the end of the Civil War, Eugene arrived in Moscow after his older brother. Before that, he managed to work in the homeland in a criminal investigation. The work left its mark in memory for a long time and on the basis of these “traces” the young writer wrote the novel “The Green Van”, based on which the film of the same name was shot twice. Due to the circumstances, the detective’s career in the capital did not work out, and the visiting Odessa had to retrain as a journalist. He was initially quite good at humorous and satirical essays.
It should be emphasized that natural data - intelligence and excellent memory - allowed Eugene as soon as possible to get used to the literary environment of the capital. The first humorous pictures and sketches from nature saw the light on the pages of the journal "Red Pepper". After some time, Petrov took up the post of executive secretary of this publication. At that time, the young and energetic journalist was called the "multi-worker". He had the strength and imagination to write several texts at once and send them to different editions. A similar practice is used today, but such a load is not possible for every subject who is messing with paper.
