Yevgeny Zamyatin

Yevgeny Zamyatin (1884–1937) was a Russian novelist, playwright, and satirist known as a pioneer of the dystopian genre. His most famous work, We, is a critical dystopian novel that influenced later authors like George Orwell and Aldous Huxley. Zamyatin was a dissenter against both Tsarist and Soviet regimes, advocating for artistic freedom and individuality.