House Boris Tena

On the street Boris Tena in Zhitomir is an inconspicuous house height of one floor and with four windows on the facade. Its historical value resembles a plaque, which means that almost half a century here lived and created masterpieces himself Boris Ten.

The story of Boris Tena

Prominent writer and translator was named Nikolai Homichevskogo. When it came time to find a nickname, he thought long and breaking ancient Greek name of the Dnieper into two parts, named Boris Ten.

Zhytomyr proud that their hometown lived such an outstanding person. However, it was not always. Until the death of Stalin, Nikolai had no right to appear in the city. Only some time later, when he was allowed to return to Zhitomir, it became popular among the intelligentsia of the city.

The great man, who has spent more than 30 years to translate the works of two eternal - "Odyssey" and "Iliad."

Today, the name of a writer named street on which the house where he once lived. Also, the city has a literary studio of Boris Tena.