Zakhariy Isakovich Plavskin (1918—2006) - Soviet literary critic, translator.
| Zakhary Isaakovich Plavskin | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | March 1, 1918 |
| Place of Birth | Mariupol |
| Date of death | 2006 |
| Place of death | New York , USA |
| A country | USSR, Russia |
| Scientific field | philology |
| Place of work | St. Petersburg State University |
| Alma mater | SPbSU, Faculty of Philology |
| Academic degree | Doctor of Philology |
| Academic title | Professor |
| Awards and prizes |  |
Biography
Born in 1918 in Mariupol. In 1935 he entered the Faculty of Philology of the Leningrad University. In the years 1938-39. was a translator in the international team in Spain [1] . In 1941 he graduated from the university. In the same year he joined the CPSU . At the beginning of World War II was the head of the department in the newspaper " Change ", in 1944-1945 - a military translator. After the war, he returned to work at the University of Leningrad. Read a course on the history of foreign literature.
He was a member of the International Association of Servants ( Spanish Asociación de Cervantistas ) and the Russian Association of Hispanists .
Author of more than 200 publications. The main works are devoted to the Spanish Renaissance drama, modern Latin American literature, Russian-Spanish literary connections.
In 1994 he emigrated to the United States. Died in New York in 2006.
Bibliography
- The history of foreign literature of the XVIII century / Ed. Z. I. Plavskina. - M .: High School, 1991.
- Plavskin ZI. Literature of Spain of the IX – XV centuries. - M .: Higher School, 1986.
- Plavskin ZI. Spanish literature of the XVII - the middle of the XIX century. - M .: High School, 1978.
- Plavskin ZI. Spanish literature of the XIX – XX centuries. - M .: Higher School, 1982.