16 Facts About Michael Glenny

Michael Valentine Guybon Glenny was a British lecturer in Russian studies and a translator of Russian literature into English.

Michael Glenny obtained a second-class degree in Russian and French, graduating in 1951.

Michael Glenny considered a career in the military as well as in intelligence, but these did not come to fruition.

Michael Glenny was discharged from the army in 1954 and came back to London.

Michael Glenny then joined the Wedgwood company as a salesman and export manager.

In 1964 Michael Glenny joined The Observer in London to manage advertising and special projects.

Michael Glenny was a lecturer in Russian language, literature and history at Birmingham University from 1972 to 1975.

Michael Glenny worked at Bristol University from 1977 to 1984.

Michael Glenny began working as a part-time translator during his stint with Wedgwood.

Michael Glenny made several trips to the Soviet Union in his search for significant works for translation.

Michael Glenny co-authored, with Norman Stone, an oral history of the experiences of Russian emigres, titled The Other Russia, for which he conducted many of the interviews.

Michael Glenny obtained a copy of the script and translated it, and it was staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Barbican Centre in 1987.

Michael Glenny's Five Plays from the Soviet Union came out in 1989.

At the time of his death in Moscow in 1990, Michael Glenny was researching the works of Soviet writers who had perished in the gulags, and was awaiting documents from the KGB.

Michael Glenny died on 1 August 1990 in Moscow after suffering a heart attack.

Michael Glenny is interred at Paston, near North Walsham, Norfolk.