Evgeny Ivanovich Zamyatin, a renowned Russian writer, is best known for his novel "We." This work is considered the first dystopia in domestic literature, directed against the totalitarian regime, and was perceived as a critique of the Soviet state. Zamyatin not only published the book under his own name but also organized public readings. In August 1922, the Bolsheviks arrested him, accusing him of being a "hidden, ardent White Guard." Interestingly, in the early 20th century, Zamyatin was repeatedly exiled for his Bolshevik views and criticism of the tsarist regime. This was the character of Evgeny Ivanovich. In one of his letters to Stalin, he confessed that he could not adapt and always spoke the truth. He enjoyed taking the path of greatest resistance and conducting experiments, especially on himself.

Evgeny Ivanovich was born in 1884 in the Tambov province. His father was a priest, and his mother was a pianist. Books became his best friends, and he excelled in his studies. Despite a clear inclination towards philology, in 1902 he stubbornly enrolled in the shipbuilding faculty of the St. Petersburg Polytechnic Institute. The profession he obtained allowed him to travel extensively across Russia and even go to England to build icebreakers. Literary creativity was always his true calling.

In October 1931, Zamyatin left Russia. He lived briefly in Germany and then moved to Paris, where he tried his hand at a new role by writing a screenplay for Jean Renoir's film based on the play "At the Bottom." Despite external well-being, Zamyatin remained dissatisfied, as he could not adapt to Western life. On March 10, 1937, he was found dead in his apartment on Rue Raffet. The official cause of death was a heart attack.

His complete works were published only in 1988.