Aleksandr Chakovsky

Aleksandr Borisovich Chakovsky ( _ru. Александр Борисович Чаковский; b. August 26, 1913 in Petrograd (now Saint Petersburg); d. February 17, 1994) was a Soviet/Russian editor and novelist; editor-in-chief of "Literaturnaya Gazeta" from 1962-1988. A hard-line Communist, he served as an unofficial cultural arbiter through his position in the powerful Writers' Union. Lyons, Richard D. (February 19, 1994). Aleksandr Chakovsky Dies at 80; Enforcer of Soviet Line on Writers. "New York Times"]

It is popularly believed that it was Chakovsky who penned "Malaya Zemlya", a book about World War II that was published under the name of the Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev and was compulsory study in every Soviet school during his term in office.

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