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The collection consists of correspondence, manuscript and typescript writings, photographs, news clippings, books and other materials pertaining to Lev Loseff's work on Joseph Brodsky and late 20th Century Russian Literature.
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Source of acquisition--Dmitry Loseff. Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--2014.
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
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Lev Loseff (birth name Lev Lifshitz; June 15, 1937-May 6, 2009) was a Russian poet, literary critic, essayist and educator. He was born in Leningrad.and graduated from the journalism department of the Leningrad State University. Loseff immigrated to the U.S. in 1976. He earned a Ph.D. in Slavic Languages and Literatures from the University of Michigan and became a professor of Russian literature at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, a position he held until his death thirty years later.[1] In his later years Loseff was a Russian-language radio personality and a prolific author, writing both poetry and non-fiction works on Russian literature.
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| Brodsky, Joseph, 1940-1996 | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |
| Losev, Lev, 1937-2009 | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |
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| Russian literature -- 20th century | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |