Roman Borisovich Gul
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Roman Borisovich Gul (born 13 August 1896 Kiev
, died 30 June 1986 New York City
) was a Russian émigré writer who was prominent in the White Movement
.
and on his family estate of Ramsay near Penza. He completed the 1st Penza Gymnasium (grammar school) and went to study at the Law Faculty of the Moscow State University in 1914.
Gul was conscripted into the Imperial Russian Army in 1916 and served with the infantry on the South Western Front becoming a company commander in the 417th Kinburn Regiment.
In 1917, after the October Revolution
, Gul joined the Kornilov Shock regiment of the White Volunteer Army
. He participated in the Ice March
and was wounded. He was captured by Ukrainian nationalists and imprisoned in late 1918. In 1919 he was transferred to Germany and settled in Berlin in 1920 becoming a writer.
In the 1920s Gul wrote for the magazines; Nakanune (Накануне), Zhizn na Fuksa (Жизнь на фукса), and acted as a correspondent for several Soviet newspapers. He also worked on the magazines; Zhizn «Жизнь», Vremeni «Времени», Russkom Emigrante «Русском эмигранте» and Golose Rossiyi «Голосе России»
After the Nazis came to power in 1933 Gul was arrested and put into a concentration camp but was freed later in 1933 and emigrated to Paris. In France he wrote for the magazines: Poslednikh Novostyakh Последних новостях», «Illustratsivannaya Rossiya «Иллюстрированной России», Sovremmnenny Zapiski «Современных записках». During the Nazi occupation of France Gul went into hiding and avoided arrest working on a farm in southern France and in a glass factory.
Gul emigrated to the USA in 1950 and worked for the Novyy Zhoulnal becoming chief editor in 1966. Gul died of a lung infection in 1986 and is buried in Spring Valley, California
.
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
, died 30 June 1986 New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
) was a Russian émigré writer who was prominent in the White Movement
White movement
The White movement and its military arm the White Army - known as the White Guard or the Whites - was a loose confederation of Anti-Communist forces.The movement comprised one of the politico-military Russian forces who fought...
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Biography
Gul was into the family of a notary and spent his childhood in PenzaPenza
-Honors:A minor planet, 3189 Penza, discovered by Soviet astronomer Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh in 1978, is named after the city.-Notable residents:...
and on his family estate of Ramsay near Penza. He completed the 1st Penza Gymnasium (grammar school) and went to study at the Law Faculty of the Moscow State University in 1914.
Gul was conscripted into the Imperial Russian Army in 1916 and served with the infantry on the South Western Front becoming a company commander in the 417th Kinburn Regiment.
In 1917, after the October Revolution
October Revolution
The October Revolution , also known as the Great October Socialist Revolution , Red October, the October Uprising or the Bolshevik Revolution, was a political revolution and a part of the Russian Revolution of 1917...
, Gul joined the Kornilov Shock regiment of the White Volunteer Army
Volunteer Army
The Volunteer Army was an anti-Bolshevik army in South Russia during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1920....
. He participated in the Ice March
Ice March
The Ice March , also called the First Kuban Campaign , a military withdrawal lasting from February to May 1918, was one of the defining moments in the Russian Civil War of 1917 to 1921...
and was wounded. He was captured by Ukrainian nationalists and imprisoned in late 1918. In 1919 he was transferred to Germany and settled in Berlin in 1920 becoming a writer.
In the 1920s Gul wrote for the magazines; Nakanune (Накануне), Zhizn na Fuksa (Жизнь на фукса), and acted as a correspondent for several Soviet newspapers. He also worked on the magazines; Zhizn «Жизнь», Vremeni «Времени», Russkom Emigrante «Русском эмигранте» and Golose Rossiyi «Голосе России»
After the Nazis came to power in 1933 Gul was arrested and put into a concentration camp but was freed later in 1933 and emigrated to Paris. In France he wrote for the magazines: Poslednikh Novostyakh Последних новостях», «Illustratsivannaya Rossiya «Иллюстрированной России», Sovremmnenny Zapiski «Современных записках». During the Nazi occupation of France Gul went into hiding and avoided arrest working on a farm in southern France and in a glass factory.
Gul emigrated to the USA in 1950 and worked for the Novyy Zhoulnal becoming chief editor in 1966. Gul died of a lung infection in 1986 and is buried in Spring Valley, California
Spring Valley, California
Spring Valley is a census-designated place in San Diego County, California. The population was 28,205 at the 2010 census.The name "Spring Valley" may also refer to a wider area including the Spring Valley CDP, La Presa and part of the neighborhood of Casa de Oro...
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Works
In Russian LanguageRussian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
- Белые по Чёрному: Очерки гражданской войны. - White on Black: Essays on the Civil War. Book
- Ледяной поход (1921) - Ice March (1921)
- В рассеяньи сущие: Повесть из жизни эмиграции 1920—1921. (1923) роман, который политически нейтрально трактует тему возвращения в послереволюционную Россию - The utter scattering: The story of the life of emigration 1920-1921. (1923) novel, which is politically neutral treats the subject returned to post-revolutionary Russia
- Генерал Бо. [Азеф] (1929) Роман о Савинкове; перерабатывался несколько раз, в последний раз в 1974 General Bo. [Azef] (1929) A novel about Savinkov; Reworked several times, most recently in 1974
- Георгий Иванов. Статья - Georgi Ivanov. Article
- Дзержинский, Менжинский, Петерс, Лацис, Ягода. (1936) - DzerzhinskyDzerzhinskyDzerzhinsky , Dzerzhinskaya , or Dzerzhinskoye may refer to:*Felix Dzerzhinsky , Communist revolutionary, founder of the Cheka*Ivan Dzerzhinsky , Russian composer...
, Menzhinsky, PeterYakov PetersJēkabs Peterss or Yakov Khristoforovich Peters was a Latvian Communist revolutionary, Soviet politician, chekist, and terrorist. Together with Feliks Dzerzhinsky, he was one of the founders and chiefs of the VChK...
s, LacisMartin LatsisMartin Ivanovich Latsis was a Latvian-born Soviet politician, revolutionary and state security high officer...
, and YagodaYagodaYagoda is a Russian surname meaning "berry" and may refer to:*Genrikh Yagoda , Soviet state security official*Ben Yagoda , American professor of journalism...
. (1936) Book - Жизнь на Фукса: Очерки белой эмиграции. (1927) - Life on the Fuchs: Essays on the White emigration. (1927)
- Конь рыжий. (1952) автобиографическое повествование от начала революции и до прибытия в Париж - A Red Horse. (1952) autobiographical account from the beginning of the revolution and before the arrival in Paris
- Красные маршалы: Ворошилов, Буденный, Блюхер, Котовский. (1933) Книга - Red marshals: VoroshilovVoroshilovVoroshilov may refer to:*Kliment Voroshilov , Marshal of the Soviet Union*Viktor Voroshilov, Soviet footballer*Vladimir Voroshilov , Russian TV personality*Voroshilov, former name of Ussuriysk, Primorsky Krai, Russia...
, Budyonny, Blucher, Kotovsky. (1933) Book - Ледяной поход (С Корниловым). (1921) Мемуары - Th Ice March (with KornilovLavr KornilovLavr Georgiyevich Kornilov was a military intelligence officer, explorer, and general in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I and the ensuing Russian Civil War...
). (1921) Memoirs - Моя биография. My biography
- Одвуконь: Советская и эмигрантская литература. (1973) Сборник - Odvukon: Soviet and emigre literature. (1973) Collection
- Одвуконь-2: Статьи. (1982) Сборник - Odvukon-2: Articles. (1982) Collection
- Ораниенбург: Что я видел в гитлеровском концентрационном лагере. (1937) - Oranienburg: What I saw in a Nazi concentration camp. (1937)
- Победа Пастернака. (1958) Статья - Victory for PasternakBoris PasternakBoris Leonidovich Pasternak was a Russian language poet, novelist, and literary translator. In his native Russia, Pasternak's anthology My Sister Life, is one of the most influential collections ever published in the Russian language...
. (1958) Article - Скиф. (1931) Роман о Бакунине; в 1958 переработан и издан под названием «Скиф в Европе» Skiff. (1931) A novel about BakuninMikhail BakuninMikhail Alexandrovich Bakunin was a well-known Russian revolutionary and theorist of collectivist anarchism. He has also often been called the father of anarchist theory in general. Bakunin grew up near Moscow, where he moved to study philosophy and began to read the French Encyclopedists,...
; In 1958, revised and published under the title "Skiff in Europe" - Тухачевский: Красный маршал. (1932) Книга TukhachevskyMikhail TukhachevskyMikhail Nikolayevich Tukhachevsky was a Marshal of the Soviet Union, commander in chief of the Red Army , and one of the most prominent victims of Joseph Stalin's Great Purge.-Early life:...
: Red marshal. (1932) Book - Я унёс Россию: Апология эмиграции. Т. 1-3. (1981—1989) I took Russia: Apology emigration. 1-3. (1981-1989)