Boris Gusman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Boris Gusman

Soviet artist, critic, Pravda writer and friend of Prokofiev killed in the purges.

Date of Birth: 16-Dec-1892

Place of Birth: Astrakhan, Astrakhan Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 03-May-1944

Profession: screenwriter, journalist

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Boris Yevseyevich Gusman (1892–1944) was a Soviet author, screenplay writer, theater director, and columnist for Pravda.
As deputy director for the Bolshoi Theatre and later director of the Soviet Radio Committee Arts Division, Gusman played an important role in promoting Sergei Prokofiev's music in the USSR and internationally.
Gusman was arrested during the Great Purges of the late 1930s, and died in a labor camp in 1944.