Boris Laskin was born on July 22, 1914 in Orsha, Mogilev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Vitebsk Voblast, Belarus]. He was a writer, known for
Carnival Night (1956),
Rodnye berega (1943) and
Devushka s gitaroy (1958). He died on August 22, 1983 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].