Boris Balashov
Boris Aleksandrovich Balashov[a] (7 December 1927 – 20 January 1974) was Editor-in-Chief of the Soviet magazine "Filateliya SSSR" ("Philately of the USSR").
Boris Aleksandrovich Balashov Бори́с Алекса́ндрович Балашо́в | |
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| Born | December 7, 1927 Saratov, USSR |
| Died | January 20, 1974 (aged 46) Moscow, USSR |
| Resting place | Moscow, Russia |
| Occupation | journalist, Editor-in-Chief |
| Language | Russian |
| Nationality | USSR |
| Citizenship | USSR |
| Education | Diploma of Higher Education |
| Alma mater | Saratov State University |
| Subject | philately |
Biography
Born in 1927 in the family of a worker. He started working at one of the Saratov plants, where he worked as a planer and, then, as an electrician.
After graduating from the Saratov State University, he was on the leading Komsomol work as a division head of the Saratov Regional Committee of VLKSM (Komsomol), and the editor of a provincial youth newspaper “Komsomolets”.
From 1958 to 1961, he worked as a head of the Press Section and, then, as a head deputy of the Propaganda and Agitation Division of the Central Committee of VLKSM.
At the later phase of his life, he was an Editor-in-Chief deputy and Editor-in-Chief for three Soviet magazines including "Filateliya SSSR" (1968–1974).[1]
Notes
References
- ↑ Anonymous (March 1974). "Памяти товарища". Филателия СССР (3): 46. (in Russian)
Other websites
- "Балашов Борис Александрович. 1926 год — 1950 год". Балашовы от А до Я. Единая информационно-электронная база данных носителей фамилии Балашов (Balashov) (in русский). Балашовъ. Retrieved 2009-10-28.