Nikolai Ostrovsky

Ukrainian-Russian writer (1904-1936)
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Nikolai Ostrovsky
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Summary

Nikolai Ostrovsky was born on September 16, 1904[1], in Viliia[2]. He died on December 22, 1936[3], in Moscow[4]. He worked as a writer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,055 views/month, #7,225 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: September 29, 1904[7]
  • Place of burial: Novodevichy Cemetery[8]
  • Country of citizenship: Russian Empire[9], Russian Republic[10], Ukrainian People's Republic[11], Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic[12], Soviet Union[13]
  • Native language: Russian[14]
  • Employer: Political Directorate of the Soviet Army and Soviet Navy[15]
  • Educated at: Iakov Sverdlov Communist University[16]
  • Notable work: How the Steel Was Tempered[17]
  • Award received: Order of Lenin[18], Lenin Komsomol Prize[19]
  • Member of: All-Union Leninist Young Communist League[20]
  • Sex or gender: male[21]
  • Member of political party: Communist Party of the Soviet Union[22]
  • Genre: prose[23]
  • Military branch: Red Army[24], 1st Cavalry Army[25]
  • Commons category: Nikolai Ostrovsky[26]
  • Military, police or special rank: brigade commissar[27]
  • Cause of death: multiple sclerosis[28]
  • Residence: Kyiv[29], Sochi[30], Iziaslav[31], Shepetivka[32], Novorossiysk[33]
  • Participated in conflict: Russian Civil War[34]
  • Family name: Ostrovsky[35]
  • Given name: Nikolay[36]
  • Significant event: wound[37], healing[38], disability[39]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Nikolai Ostrovsky[40]
  • Work location: Iziaslav[41], Berezdiv[42]
  • Allegiance: Soviet Union[43]
  • Medical condition: blindness[44], polyarthritis[45], typhus[46], ankylosing spondylitis[47]

Why It Matters

Nikolai Ostrovsky has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] He is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

Works attributed to him include How the Steel Was Tempered[50], a literary work[51], founded in 1930[52].

FAQs

Where was Nikolai Ostrovsky born?

Nikolai Ostrovsky was born in Viliia[2].

Where did Nikolai Ostrovsky die?

Nikolai Ostrovsky passed away in Moscow[4].

What did Nikolai Ostrovsky do for work?

Nikolai Ostrovsky worked as a writer[5].

Where did Nikolai Ostrovsky go to school?

Nikolai Ostrovsky was educated at Iakov Sverdlov Communist University[16].

What awards did Nikolai Ostrovsky receive?

Honors received include Order of Lenin[18] and Lenin Komsomol Prize[19].

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  1. [2] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [29] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [30] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [7] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [3] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  43. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  46. [47] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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