Константин Александрович Федин

Константи́н Алекса́ндрович Фе́дин (English: Konstantin Aleksandrovich Fedin) (born 24 February [O.S. 12 February] 1892, Saratov, Russian Empire – died 15 July 1977, Moscow, USSR) was a Soviet author and government functionary. From 1959 until 1977 he headed the Union of Soviet Authors.