Ivan Bespalov

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Ivan Mikhailovich Bespalov (1900, Smolino,

Russian Soviet literary critic.[1]

He became editor of Print and Revolution briefly in 1930, during which time the journal primarily showcased the work of the Litfront literary group before ceasing publication.[2] He was editor of Khudozhestvennaya Literatura, (the State Publishing House of Fiction in the Soviet Union) from 1934 until July 1937.[1]

Repression and death

He was arrested on 26 July 1937 and charged with espionage and participation in an "anti-Soviet Trotskyist right-wing organisation". He was convicted and executed in Moscow on November 26, 1937. He was buried in the Donskoye Cemetery.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Беспалов Иван Михайлович (1899)". Открытый список (in Russian). Открытый список. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  2. ^ Belaya, G. "«Печать и революция» // Краткая литературная энциклопедия. Т. 5. — 1968 (текст)". feb-web.ru. Concise Literary Encyclopedia. Retrieved 10 February 2024.