Isaac Babel, Russian Writer(1894-1940)

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Just the Facts:

• Name: Isaac Babel
• Birth: July 13, 1894, Odessa, Ukraine
• Death: January 27, 1940, Butyrka prison, Moscow, Russia
• Language: Russian
• Who he was: Russian journalist, playwright, and short story writer; Red Cavalry; Story of My Dovecote; Tales of Odessa
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