<i>Russia Washed in Blood</i>, first published in full in 1932, is the longest and best-known work by Nikolai Kochkurov (1899-1938), who wrote under the pen-name Artyom Vesyoly. The novel, more a series of extended episodes than a connected narrative with a plot and a hero, is a vivid fi...

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1. Verfasser:	Veselyj, Artem 1899-1939 (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser:	Windle, Kevin 1947- (ÜbersetzerIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	London Anthem Press 2020
Schlagworte:	Soviet Union / History / Revolution, 1917-1921 / Fiction
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Zusammenfassung:	<i>Russia Washed in Blood</i>, first published in full in 1932, is the longest and best-known work by Nikolai Kochkurov (1899-1938), who wrote under the pen-name Artyom Vesyoly. The novel, more a series of extended episodes than a connected narrative with a plot and a hero, is a vivid fictionalised account of the events from the viewpoint of the ordinary soldier. The title of the novel came to symbolise the tragic history of Russia in the twentieth century. <br><br> The novel's main theme is the relation between freedom and dictatorship, reflecting a view that the cruelty which comes with elemental freedom destroys that freedom and prepares the ground for dictatorship. Vesyoly's writings belong to the literature of moral resistance to Stalinism. For his failure to recognise the 'leading organisational role' of the Communist Party he would be executed in Stalin's Great Purge. <br><br> Born in Samara, on the banks of the Volga, the son of a waterside worker, Artyom Vesyoly was the first member of his family to learn to read and write. He took part in the Civil War of 1918-1921 on the Red side, and at its conclusion, began a prolific literary career. Vesyoly took as his main theme the horrific events he had witnessed and participated in during the fierce fighting in Southern Russia between the contending forces - Red, White, Cossack, anarchist and others - and the effects of these on the participants and unfortunate civilians caught between them
Beschreibung:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 23 Feb 2022) Cover -- Front Matter -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Russian Names -- Chapters Int-Might -- Introduction -- Death Tramples upon Death -- Private Maxim Kuzhel Has the Floor -- The Blaze Spreads and Rages -- On the River Kuban -- The Black Epaulette -- The Conquerors' Banquet -- Bitter Hangover -- Etudes -- Pride -- Summary Justice -- A Glimmer of Courage -- The Capture of Armavir -- A Letter -- What the Guns Told of -- A Garden of Delights -- Escaping Turkish Captivity -- Blood Brothers -- Filka's Career -- In the Steppe A Wild Heart -- The Town of Klyukvin -- The Village of Khomutovo -- Might Is Right -- End Matter -- Glossary
Beschreibung:	1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 384 Seiten)
ISBN:	9781785274855