Yevgeny Petrov, also named Evgeny or Yevgeni Petrov () was the pen name of Yevgeny Petrovich Katayev (; in Odesa – July 2, 1942) who was a popular Soviet author in the 1920s and 1930s. He often worked in collaboration with Ilya Ilf. As Ilf and Petrov, they wrote The Twelve Chairs, released in 1928, and its sequel, The Little Golden Calf, released in 1931. Biography Following Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union, Petrov became a war correspondent. He was killed in a plane crash while returning from besieged Sevastopol. The short film Envelope was dedicated to him. He was the brother of Valentin Kataev. References 1902 births 1942 deaths Writers from Odesa People from Kherson Governorate Soviet short story writers 20th-century short story writers Soviet novelists Soviet male writers 20th-century Russian male writers Soviet civilians killed in World War II Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in the Soviet Union Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1942 Soviet war correspondents War correspondents of World War II Journalists killed while covering World War II Ogoniok editors