Alexander Fadeyev (writer)

Alexander Fadeyev
Fadeyev in 1952. Photograph by Roger [de] and Renate Rössing
Born	(1901-12-24)24 December 1901 Kimry, Tver Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	13 May 1956(1956-05-13) (aged 54) Peredelkino, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR
Resting place	Novodevichy Cemetery
Occupation	Writer, critic
Nationality	Russian
Alma mater	Moscow Mining Academy
Genre	Fiction
Literary movement	Socialist realism
Notable works	The Young Guard
Notable awards	Stalin Prize, Lenin Komsomol Prize, Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner, Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow"
Spouse	Angelina Stepanova

Alexander Alexandrovich Fadeyev (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Фаде́ев; 24 December [O.S. 11 December] 1901 – 13 May 1956) was a Soviet writer, one of the co-founders of the Union of Soviet Writers and its chairman from 1946 to 1954.