Are both Andrei Platonov and Edward Albee a writer?
Andrei Platonov Andrei Platonov (Russian: Андре́й Плато́нов , ] ; August 28 [O.S. August 16] 1899 – January 5, 1951) was the pen name of Andrei Platonovich Klimentov (Russian: Андре́й Плато́нович Климе́нтов ), a Soviet Russian writer, playwright, and poet, whose works anticipate existentialism. Although Platonov was a Communist, most of his works were banned in his own lifetime for their skeptical attitude toward collectivization and other Stalinist policies, as well as for its experimental, avant-garde form. His famous works include the novels "The Foundation Pit" (Котлован) and "" (Чевенгур)
Alexander Kazantsev Alexander Petrovitch Kazantsev (Russian: Алекса́ндр Петро́вич Каза́нцев ; 2 September 1906 – 13 September 2002) was a popular Soviet science fiction writer and ufologist.