Giuseppe Boffa

Giuseppe Boffa
Member of the Senate
In office
27 June 1987 – 13 September 1998
ConstituencyCampania
Personal details
Born(1923-07-23)23 July 1923
Milan, Italy
Died23 September 1998(1998-09-23) (aged 75)
Rome, Italy
PartyItalian Communist Party
Occupationhistorian, journalist

Giuseppe Boffa (Milan, 23 July 1923 – Rome, 13 September 1998) was an Italian journalist, historian and politician. He took part in World War II resistance movement, joined the Italian Communist Party,worked for the Italian Communist newspaper, l'Unità, and wrote about Soviet history.

His work, The History of Soviet Union, published in 1976, influenced leaders of the Soviet Union, such as Mikhail Gorbachev. He was awarded two Viareggio Prizes, one of which was a Special Award for a Journalistic Report for his book Inside the Khrushchev Era.

References

  1. ↑ Mo E. (27 April 2007). "Vi racconto mio padre, Antonio Gramsci". Corriere (in Italian) (Corriere della Sera ed.).
  2. ↑ Taubman 2017, p. 127.

Taubman, William (2017). Gorbachev: His Life and Times. New York City: Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1471147968.