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Joseph Brodsky (1940-1996) was a Russian-Jewish poet, writer, director, and translator. He survived the Nazi siege of Leningrad during WWII and was arrested and prosecuted by the Soviet Regime before his emigration. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1987 and was appointed the US Poet Laureate for 1991.

Alan Myers (18 August 1933 – 8 August 2010) was an acclaimed translator of Russian literature into English. He taught History and English at a grammar school in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England. He contributed to The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, Foundation, and other magazines.