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Zoya Boguslavskaya dead at age 102, Russian poet and writer

Zoya Boguslavskaya: key obituary facts

Is Zoya Boguslavskaya dead? Yes. Zoya Boguslavskaya died on May 14, 2026, at age 102.

Cause of death: Zoya Boguslavskaya's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.

What was Zoya Boguslavskaya known for?

She was a Russian literary critic.

More about Zoya Boguslavskaya

Born: 16 April 1924.

Place of birth: Moscow.

Place of death: Moscow.

Gender: female.

Occupation: literary critic, poet, playwright, dramaturge, art historian, essayist, writer.

Nationality: Soviet Union, Russia.

Awards: Merited worker of culture of the Russian Federation, Order For Merit in Culture and Art.

Father: Boris Boguslavskii.

Spouse: Boris Kagan, Andrei Voznesensky.

Children: Leonid Boguslavsky.

Also known as: Zoya Borisovna Boguslavskaya, Zoja B. Boguslavskaja.

Zoya Boguslavskaya, a Russian poet and writer, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 102.

Born in Moscow on April 16, 1924, she was a Soviet and Russian poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, critic and author. She studied at the Moscow State Institute of Arts and the Institute of History of Art.

Boguslavskaya was affiliated with the Association of Women Writers of Russia, the Russian Writers‘ Union, the Internal Association of Women Writers in Paris, and the Russian Pen Centre. She married poet Andrei Voznesensky in 1964.

Zoya Borisovna Boguslavskaya (Russian: Зоя Борисовна Богуславская; 16 April 1924 – 14 May 2026) was a Soviet and Russian poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, critic and author.

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