Olga Freidenberg

1890 - 1955

country of citizenship: Russian Empire, Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic, Soviet Union

languages spoken, written or signed: Russian

educated at: Saint Petersburg State University

occupation: linguist, university teacher, writer, classical philologist

Olga Freidenberg (March 15, 1890 in Odessa – July 6, 1955 in Leningrad) was a Russian and Soviet classical philologist, one of the pioneers of cultural studies in Russia. She is also known as the cousin of the famous writer Boris Pasternak; their correspondence has been published and studied. Source: Wikipedia (en)