Arkadiy Gaydar was born on January 22, 1904 in Lgov, Kursk Governorate, Russian Empire as Arkadi Golikov. He was a writer, known for Timur i yego komanda (1940), The Ballad of Cossack Golota (1937) and Sudba barabanshchika (1956). He died on October 26, 1941 in Leplyavo, Kanev Raion, Kiev Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR [now Lyuplyava, Kaniv Raion, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine].
Grandfather of Russian politician Yegor Gaydar.
