Ivan Bespalov

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Ivan Mikhailovich Bespalov (1900, Smolino, Yekaterinburgsky Uyezd, Perm Province-26 November 1937, Moscow) was a 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]

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  2. Belaya, G. "«Печать и революция» // Краткая литературная энциклопедия. Т. 5. — 1968 (текст)". feb-web.ru. Concise Literary Encyclopedia. Retrieved 10 February 2024.