1938, he was tortured, and accused of taking part of a counter-revolutionary plot with other Leningrad (St Petersburg) writers, including Nikolai Tikhonov, Konstantin Fedin, and Samuil Marshak - none of whom were arrested. He was sentenced to five years to Siberia. This sentence was prolonged until the war was over. In 1944 after his appeal he was freed of guard, but still continued the sentence in exile in Karaganda. In Siberia he continued his creative work and was occupied with translation of The Tale of Igor's Campaign. This followed with his release in 1945. Upon his return to Moscow in 1946, Zabolotsky was restored as member of Union of Soviet Writers. He also translated several Georgian poets (including Shota Rustaveli's epic poem The Knight in the Panther's Skin, as well as more modern Georgian poets such as Vazha-Pshavela, Grigol Orbeliani, Davit Guramishvili) and traveled frequently to Georgia. Zabolotsky also resumed his work as an original poet. However, the literature of his post-exile years experienced drastic stylistic changes. His poetry began to take a more traditional, conservative form and was often compared to the work of Tyutchev. The last few years of Zabolotsky's life were beset by illness. He suffered a debilitating heart attack and, from 1956 onward, spent much of his time in the town of Tarusa. A second heart attack claimed his life on October 14, 1958 in Moscow. References External links Poems in English Lib.ru О Николае Заболоцком Rassvet.websib.ru Николай Заболоцкий. Стихи , songs on poems by Zabolotsky by Novoseltseva 1903 births 1958 deaths Writers from Kazan People from Kazansky Uyezd Pantheists Russian male poets Russian translators Soviet male poets Soviet translators Translators of The Tale of Igor's Campaign 20th-century Russian male writers 20th-century Russian poets 20th-century Russian translators Herzen University alumni Gulag detainees Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery