Ilya Ehrenburg

Soviet writer (1891–1967)

Ilya Grigoryevich Ehrenburg (Russian: Илья Григорьевич Эренбург, pronounced [ɪˈlʲja ɡrʲɪˈɡorʲjɪvɪtɕ ɪrʲɪnˈburk] ; 26 January [O.S. 14 January] 1891 – 31 August 1967) was a Soviet writer, poet, revolutionary, journalist, translator, and cultural figure. Ehrenburg was among the most prolific and notable authors of the Soviet Union; he published around one hundred titles. He became known first and foremost as a novelist and a journalist – in particular, as a reporter in three wars (First World War, Spanish Civil War and the Second World War).

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