Aleksandr Chakovsky

Aleksandr Borisovich Chakovsky (Russian: Александр Борисович Чаковский; August 26, 1913 February 17, 1994) was a Soviet/Russian editor and novelist; editor-in-chief of "Literaturnaya Gazeta" from 1962 to 1988. A hard-line Communist, he served as an unofficial cultural arbiter through his position in the powerful Writers' Union.[1]

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References

  1. Lyons, Richard D. (February 19, 1994). Aleksandr Chakovsky Dies at 80; Enforcer of Soviet Line on Writers. The New York Times


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