Biography
Yakovlev was born into the family of a house painter in the town of Volsk. He fought in World War 1. His works concentrate on the lives of working-class people. Yakovlev is credited with being one of the first writers to depict the Russian Revolution of 1917 on a broad canvas in his novel ''October'' (1918). He was the author of many novels, including ''Fires in the Field'' (1934–35) and ''Steps'' (1940), and a number of stories and essays. He also chronicled the rescue attempts made on the expeditions of Nobile and Roald Amundsen, in which he took part. He died in Moscow in 1953.Introduction to ''The Peasant'', The Salt Pit and Other Stories, Raduga, Moscow, 1988.English translations
*''The Peasant'', from The Salt Pit and Other Stories, Raduga, Moscow, 1988.References
1886 births 1953 deaths People from Volsk People from Volsky Uyezd Russian male novelists Russian male short story writers Soviet short story writers Soviet novelists 20th-century Russian short story writers Russian military personnel of World War I 20th-century novelists 20th-century Russian male writers {{Russia-writer-stub