Arkady Timofeevich Averchenko (Russian Аркадий Тимофеевич Аверченко), born on 27th March 1881 in Sevastopol, died on 12 March 1925 in Prague, was a Russian playwright and satirist. He published his stories in the journal "Satyricon", of which he was also an editor, in the series of "New Satyricon", and other publications - total of around 20 books. Satire of Averchenko can be described as liberal. After the Russian Civil War, he emigrated to the Central Europe where he died. (Redirected from 27th March) March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in Leap years). ... 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Sevastopol (Севастополь, Sevastopol’ in Russian and Ukrainian; Aqyar in Crimean Tatar), formerly known as Sebastopol, is a port city in Ukraine, located on the Black Sea coast of Crimean peninsula. ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in Leap years). ... 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... A playwright is an author of plays for performance in the theater. ... Satire is a literary technique of writing or art which exposes the follies of its subject (for example, individuals, organizations, or states) to ridicule, often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change. ... The Russian Civil War was fought between 1918 and 1922. ...