Aleksandr Chakovsky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Aleksandr Chakovsky

Soviet editor

Date of Birth: 13-Aug-1913

Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg

Date of Death: 17-Feb-1994

Profession: writer, politician, author, journalist

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Aleksandr Borisovich Chakovsky (Russian: ????????? ????????? ?????????; August 26, 1913 – 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.