Nikolay Breshko-Breshkovsky
Nikolay Breshko-Breshkovsky (also transcribed as Nikolaĭ Brechko-Brechkovskiĭ etc; February 1874 — 24 August 1943) was a Russian writer, a son of the renowned revolutionary Catherine Breshkovsky. Due to the mother's revolutionary activity Nikolay was raised by relatives. He became a known writer in early 20th century.
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Nikolay Breshko-Breshkovsky
Nikolaj Nikolaevič Breško-Breškovskij (1874-1943) · This file comes from Polona Digital Library and is available under the digital ID: 89778293 · Public domain
- Birth Name
- Николай Николаевич Брешко-Брешковский
- Born
- 20 February 1874
- Birthplace
- Saint Petersburg
- Died
- 24 August 1943 (aged 69)
- Place of death
- Berlin, Nazi Germany
- Nationality
- Russian Empire · Soviet Union · France
- Occupation
- journalist · novelist · writer · film screenwriter · art critic
- Languages
- Russian
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Nikolay Breshko-Breshkovsky (also transcribed as Nikolaĭ Brechko-Brechkovskiĭ etc; February 1874 — 24 August 1943) was a Russian writer, a son of the renowned revolutionary Catherine Breshkovsky. Due to the mother's revolutionary activity Nikolay was raised by relatives. He became a known writer in early 20th century.
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In 1920, after the Russian Revolution (1917), he emigrated to Warsaw, Poland, but was expelled in 1927 because of conflict with the Sanacja régime. He became a French citizen. During World War II, Nikolay collaborated with the Nazi Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda, writing for the pro-Nazi Novoye Slovo, a newspaper for White Russian emigrants. He died during the bombing of Berlin by British aircraft on the night of August 24, 1943.
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• Birth Name — Николай Николаевич Брешко-Брешковский • Pen Name — Мата д’Ор, Старый петербуржец, Василий Верига, Николай Белый, Фраскуэлло, etc. • Born — 20 February 1874 • Birthplace — Saint Petersburg • Died — 24 August 1943 (aged 69) • Place of death — Berlin, Nazi Germany • Period — 1900–1943 • Genre — novel • Language — Russian, French • Relatives — Catherine Breshkovsky (mother)
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