Yevgeny Zamyatin

Yevgeny Zamyatin (1884–1937) was a Russian writer and naval engineer whose work includes fiction, plays and essays. His novel We imagines a society governed by comprehensive regulation and surveillance, examining freedom, imagination and the individual’s relationship with authority. Satire and formal experimentation are central to his writing. He spent his final years in Paris, and his work remains significant in Russian literature and the history of dystopian fiction.