アントーン・デニーキン
Kataev was born in Moscow. His father was the uncle of Andrey Kolmogorov, and his mother was the niece of Pyotr Kropotkin. In 1919 he joined the Red Army and the RKP (b) and participated in the fighting against Anton Denikin. After leaving the military, Kataev studied in the Economic Department of Moscow State University.