Nikolai Pogodin

Nikolai Pogodin
Native name
Nikolai Fyodorovich Stukalov
Born16 November 1900 ((1900-11-03)3 November 1900 in Gregorian calendar)
Gundorovskaya village, Donskoy region, Russian Empire
Died19 September 1962(1962-09-19) (aged 61)
Moscow, the RSFSR, the USSR
OccupationWriter, playwright
LanguageRussian
NationalityUSSR
CitizenshipUSSR
GenrePlays, scripts
Literary movementSocialist Realism
Years active1920–1962
Notable awards

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.