Ignaty Nikolayevich Potapenko (, December 30, 1856 – May 17, 1929), was a Russian writer and playwright. Biography Potapenko was born in the village of Fyodorovka, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) where his father was a priest. Potapenko studied at Odessa University, and at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. His first works were tales of Ukrainian life. He's best known for his novel A Russian Priest (1890), published in Vestnik Evropy (Herald of Europe). His works include novels, plays, and short stories. English translations The General's Daughter, (novel), T. Fisher Unwin, 1892. A Father of Six, and An Occasional Holiday, (short novels), T. Fisher Unwin, 1893. from Archive.org A Thousand Talents, (story), from Anthology of Russian Literature, Volume 2, Leo Wiener, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1903. from Archive.org The Curse of Fame, (story), from Short Story Classics (Foreign) Volume 1, P.F. Collier, 1907. from Archive.org What Dmitro Saw At the War, (story), from The Soul of Russia, W. Stephens, Macmillan and Co. LTD, London, 1916. from Archive.org A Russian Priest, (novel), T. Fisher Unwin, 1916. from Archive.org Dethroned, (story), from Best Russian Short Stories, Boni and Liveright, 1917. from Archive.org References 1856 births 1929 deaths Russian people of Ukrainian descent Russian male novelists Russian dramatists and playwrights Russian male dramatists and playwrights Russian male short story writers