Nikolai Pogodin
Nikolai Pogodin | |
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| Native name | Nikolai Fyodorovich Stukalov |
| Born | 16 November 1900 (3 November 1900 in Gregorian calendar) Gundorovskaya village, Donskoy region, Russian Empire |
| Died | 19 September 1962 (aged 61) Moscow, the RSFSR, the USSR |
| Occupation | Writer, playwright |
| Language | Russian |
| Nationality | USSR |
| Citizenship | USSR |
| Genre | Plays, scripts |
| Literary movement | Socialist Realism |
| Years active | 1920–1962 |
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Nikolai Fyodorovich Pogodin (Russian: Никола́й Фёдорович Пого́дин) (pseudonym of Nikolai F. Stukalov) (16 November [O.S. 3 November] 1900 – 19 September 1962) was a Soviet playwright. His plays were recognized in Soviet Union theater for their realistic portrayals of common life combined with socialist and communist themes. He is most widely known as the author of a trilogy about Lenin, the first time Lenin was used as a character in any theatrical works.