When was Leonid Andreyev born and where did he grow up?
Leonid Nikolaievich Andreyev was born in Oryol, Russia, to a middle-class family. His mother came from an old Polish aristocratic family that had fallen on hard times.
Questions about Leonid Andreyev
Short answers, pulled from the story.
What year did Leonid Andreyev publish his first short story Bargamot i Garaska?
The newspaper published his first short story called Bargamot i Garaska in 1898. This story caught the eye of Maxim Gorky who recommended that Andreyev focus entirely on writing instead of legal work.
Which play by Leonid Andreyev premiered at the Moscow Art Theatre on the 27th of October 1915?
Andreyev completed his most well-known work the play He Who Gets Slapped in August 1915. It premiered at the Moscow Art Theatre on the 27th of October 1915.
How did H. P. Lovecraft view the works of Leonid Andreyev?
H. P. Lovecraft kept copies of The Seven Who Were Hanged and The Red Laugh in his library at death. Often referred to as a Russian Edgar Allan Poe he influenced two famous American horror writers including Robert E. Howard.
When did Leonid Andreyev die and what was the cause of his premature death?
He passed away on the 12th of September 1919 from heart failure. This premature death may have been hastened by his anguish over the results of the Bolshevik Revolution of November 1917.