| Yevgeny Petrov | |
| Birth Name: | Yevgeny Petrovich Katayev |
| Native Name: | Евгений Петрович Петров |
| Birth Place: | Odessa, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Death Date: | July 2, 1942 |
| Death Place: | Rostov Oblast, Soviet Union |
| Occupation: | Novelist, journalist |
| Notableworks: | The Twelve Chairs The Little Golden Calf One-storied America |
Yevgeny Petrovich Petrov, also spelled Evgeny or Yevgeni, (Russian: Евгений Петрович Петров, born Katayev (Russian: Катаев); in Odessa – July 2, 1942)[1] was a popular Soviet author in the 1920s and 1930s. He often worked in collaboration with Ilya Ilf. As Ilf and Petrov, they wrote The Twelve Chairs, released in 1928, and its sequel, The Little Golden Calf, released in 1931.
Following Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union, Petrov became a war correspondent. He was killed in a plane crash while returning from besieged Sevastopol. The short film Envelope was dedicated to him.
He was the brother of Valentin Kataev.