Background
Bogatyrev, Konstantin was born in 1925 in Prague. Son of a Russian emigre, the well-known folklorist P. Bogatyrev.
Bogatyrev, Konstantin was born in 1925 in Prague. Son of a Russian emigre, the well-known folklorist P. Bogatyrev.
Studied at Moscow University. Studied at Moscow University.
Arrested, 1948. Sentenced to death, commuted to 25 years in the Gulag camps. Released after Stalin’s death. Became known for his excellent translations of Rilke and Koestler.
Involved in the human rights movement. Assaulted by the Committee for State Security near his home in Moscow under unknown circumstances.
