Boris Ostanin

Russian translator and literary critic (1946–2023)

Boris Ostanin
Ostanin in 2010
Born	Boris Vladimirovich Ostanin 1 October 1946 Bada, Chita Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR
Died	22 September 2023(2023-09-22) (aged 76) Saint Petersburg, Russia
Nationality	Russian
Education	Leningrad State University
Occupation(s)	Translator Literary critic

Boris Vladimirovich Ostanin (Russian: Борис Владимирович Останин; 1 October 1946 – 22 September 2023) was a Russian translator, literary critic, writer, and essayist.^[1]

Biography

Born in Bada on 1 October 1946, Ostanin grew up in a military family and spent his childhood following his father's assignments within the Soviet Union. In 1961, he settled in Leningrad. After graduating from the Faculty of Mathematics and Mechanics [ru] at Leningrad State University, he held smaller jobs such as a lift operator and a security guard.

Ostanin was co-editor of the Samizdat Tchassy alongside Boris Ivanov, with whom he founded the paper in 1976. He was one of the co-founders of the Andrei Bely Prize, which became an event for dissident writers and remains a prominent Russian award today.

Boris Ostanin died in Saint Petersburg on 22 September 2023 at the age of 76.^[2]

References

^ "Ещё одна тяжёлая новость". VK (in Russian). 22 September 2023.
^ "Умер писатель, деятель андеграунда Борис Останин". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (in Russian). 23 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.