Boris Ostanin

Boris Vladimirovich Ostanin (Russian: Борис Владимирович Останин; 1 October 1946 – 22 September 2023) was a Russian translator, literary critic, writer, and essayist.[1]

Boris Ostanin
Ostanin in 2010
Born
Boris Vladimirovich Ostanin

1 October 1946
Bada, Chita Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR
Died22 September 2023(2023-09-22) (aged 76)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
NationalityRussian
EducationLeningrad State University
Occupation(s)Translator
Literary critic

Biography

Born in Bada on 1 October 1946, Ostanin grew up in a military family and spent his childhood following his father's assignments within the Soviet Union. In 1961, he settled in Leningrad. After graduating from the Faculty of Mathematics and Mechanics at Leningrad State University, he held smaller jobs such as a lift operator and a security guard.

Ostanin was co-editor of the Samizdat Tchassy alongside Boris Ivanov, with whom he founded the paper in 1976. He was one of the co-founders of the Andrei Bely Prize, which became an event for dissident writers and remains a prominent Russian award today.

Boris Ostanin died in Saint Petersburg on 22 September 2023 at the age of 76.[2]

References
  1. "Ещё одна тяжёлая новость". VK (in Russian). 22 September 2023.
  2. "Умер писатель, деятель андеграунда Борис Останин". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (in Russian). 23 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
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