Background
GORBATOV, Boris was born on July 15, 1908.
GORBATOV, Boris was born on July 15, 1908.
Apprentice planing-machine operator, Kramatorsk Plant. From 1922 workers’ correspondent, various newspapers. 1924 joined Communist Youth League and became deputy ed, newspaper Molodoy shakhtyor, the organ of Donetsk Province Communist Youth League Committee.
1924 iso helped to organize the Zaboy Association of Proletarian Writers. 1925 attended 1st Congress of Proletarian Writers. From 1926 bd member, All-Union Association of Proletarian Writers.
1930-1931 served in Soviet Army and edited regt newspaper. From 1931 roving correspondent for Pravda. 1935 member, Arctic expedition to Dixon Island.
1936 accompanied V.S. Molokov, Hero of the Soviet Union, on his flight from Krasnoyarsk to Moscow via Kolyma, the Sea of Okhotsk, the Bering Straits, Wrangel Island, Dixon Island and Arkhangel’sk. 1939 covered the FinnoSov War. 1941-1945 correspondent, newspaper Vo slam Rodiny.
Also wrote short stories, novels and plays. Deputy, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Supreme Soviet.
Communist Party member from 1930.