Boris Gilenson (21.01.1932 - 20.12.2018), who died yesterday, December 20, 2018, was a Soviet and Russian literature historian, specialist in American literature, Ancient literature, XIX-XX century foreign literature, Doctor habilitat in philology, Professor Emeritus of the Moscow City University.

We are deeply saddened by the news, our most sincere sympathies go out to the family and friends of our dear colleague.

A funeral will be held on Saturday Dec 22 at 12.00 at Botkin hospital, 23b Polikarpova str., Moscow.