Aleksandr Chakovsky

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

References

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

External links

Aleksandr Chakovsky at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Chakovsky, Aleksandr Borisovich
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Date of birth	1913
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Date of death	1994
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