11 Facts About Arkadiy Belinkov

Arkadiy Viktorovich Belinkov was a Russian writer and literary critic.

Arkadiy Belinkov's father, Viktor Lazarevich Belinkov, was a well-known economist; his mother, Mirra Naumovna Belinkova, was a scholar of children's literature.

Arkadiy Belinkov received his higher education at the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute and Moscow State University.

Arkadiy Belinkov wrote a number of literary works, including fiction and critiques.

In January 1944, during Joseph Stalin's rule, Belinkov wrote a novel called A Diary of Feelings that was tacitly circulated and read by friends and acquaintances.

An anonymous informant leaked this information to the authorities, and Arkadiy Belinkov was arrested and initially sentenced to death.

Arkadiy Belinkov returned to writing, but his literary works contained anti-Soviet pathos that was incompatible with the official dogma of the time.

Arkadiy Belinkov found work as a lecturer at several universities, including Yale.

Arkadiy Belinkov died on May 14,1970, while undergoing a heart operation in New Haven, Connecticut.

Arkadiy Belinkov is buried at the Holy Trinity Orthodox Church Cemetery in New Britain, Connecticut.

Arkadiy Belinkov dedicated his literary works to a number of Russian writers, notably Yury Tynyanov, Alexander Blok, and Yury Olesha.