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