Zamyatin

British  

/ zaˈmjatjin /

noun

1. Yevgenii Ivanovich (jɪvˈɡjenij ɪˈvanəvitʃ). 1884–1937, Russian novelist and writer, in Paris from 1931, whose works include satirical studies of provincial life in Russia and England, where he worked during World War I, and the dystopian novel We (1924)

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Example Sentences

Oleg Zamyatin, 54, testified that Hodniuk was not holding a gun when he emerged from the foxhole.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2025

In prison, Zamyatin began writing in code, hiding his insubordination in plain sight.

From Economist • May 31, 2018

In the first category, you’ll find “The Night Manager,” by le Carré; “A Natural,” by Ross Raisin; “The Balkan Trilogy,” by Olivia Manning; “Counternarratives,” by John Keene; and “We,” by Yevgeny Zamyatin.

From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2017

British writer Aldous Huxley denied that he took any inspiration from Zamyatin for 1932's Brave New World, though there has been some scholarly debate on the matter.

From The Verge • Jul. 19, 2016

Zamyatin was describing music as yet to be created – although it sounds uncannily like Philip Glass's to me.

From The Guardian • May 10, 2013