Nikolai Virta

Nikolai Virta (born on December 16, 1905, in Tambovsky District, Tambov Oblast) was a USSR national known for his work as a playwright, writer, journalist, screenwriter, and correspondent. He also worked in prose and dramaturgy. Virta passed away in Moscow on January 9, 1976.

Virta, whose pseudonym was Николай Вирта, pursued his higher education at Moscow State University. His works spanned across various genres, including short stories, novels, and plays for the theatre.