Background
Bokov, Viktor was born on September 19, 1914. Son of a peasant.
Bokov, Viktor was born on September 19, 1914. Son of a peasant.
Graduated from the Gorkii Literary Institute, 1938.
Bora in the village of Iazvitsy near Moscow. Spent some time in the Gulag camps. Wrote poems about his experiences in the camps which circulated in samizdat.
Writes in a simple folkloristic style, which brings him wide popularity. Several collections of verse published.