Alexander Yulianovich Narkevich (February 9 (22), 1910 , Nikolsk-Ussuriysk (Primorye Territory) - November 3, 1969 , Moscow ) - Soviet bibliographer, chess historian and literary critic. Member of the editorial board of the Chess Dictionary ( 1964 ) on the section of the history of chess and biographical articles.
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| Date of Birth | February 9 (22) 1910 |
| Place of Birth | Nikolsk - Ussuriysk (Primorsky Krai) |
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| Place of death | Moscow |
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| Occupation | Bibliographer, chess historian. |
| Father | Julian Osipovich Narkevich (Lawyer) |
| Mother | Nadezhda Pavlova-Narkevich (Medic) |
The first publication is in the bulletin of the 3rd Moscow International Tournament ( 1936 ). Total published in the periodical press about 100 articles and reviews, mainly on the history of chess, including research on the participation of chess in the life of Russian scientists, writers, musicians, he owns the publication of previously unknown letters M. I. Chigorin and others.
In the years 1925-1927 as a volunteer, he attended lectures of the Literary Department of the Faculty of Ethnology of Moscow University . He worked as a literary secretary of the Literary Center of Constructivists , a reviewer of the Bibliographic Institute , a bibliographer in the editorial office of the publication History of Factories and Plants.
From July 1941 to January 1942 was as a fighter in the local air defense of the city of Moscow. Since January 1942 released for health reasons. He worked under the contract as an editor in the series “Life of Remarkable People” of the publishing house “Young Guard” .
Among his acquaintances and friends are I. L. Andronikov , B. N. Agapov , D. S. Danin , K. L. Zelinsky , N. Ya. Berkovsky , B. Begak, V. M. Inber , L. P. Grossman , Kunin family, A. Morozov, A. Popovsky, V. Safonov, M. S. Shaginyan , V. B. Shklovsky , L. V. Uspensky , V. V. Shtokmar and others.
Especially high as a bibliographer, he appreciated N. Ya. Berkovsky. In the 2000s, St. Petersburg wanted to publish Berkovsky's correspondence, including with A. Yu. Narkevich. The fate of the proposed publication is unknown.
In the late 1930s - early 1940s. I have been to Yu. N. Tynyanova , with whom I discussed the problems of literary theory.
His reviews were published in various publications, many in the New World . He was the editor of the Short Literary Encyclopedia . In the Encyclopedia is his article on detective literature.
His last work is the biographical part of a book about chess player M. I. Chigorin .
The book was printed in 1972.
Family
Mother - Pavlova-Narkevich Nadezhda Aleksandrovna (1879–1838), physician. Father - Julian Osipovich Narkevich (1867-1942), a lawyer.
His wife, Natalia Nikolaevna Sadikova (Narkevich) (1907–1986), was a musician, graduated from the Moscow Conservatory , and worked as a teacher in the theory and history of music at a music school.
Son - Vyacheslav Alexandrovich Narkevich (1946-2015) graduated from the theoretical department of the Music School. MM Ippolitova-Ivanova .
OBITUARY
Literary newspaper number 46 of November 12, 1969
Great grief befell everyone who knew, and therefore loved Alexander Yulianovich Narkevich. Untimely death in the prime of mind and talent stopped the heart, devoted to people and science.
I remember when he was still a boy, he came to one of us, sat down in front of a bookcase and plunged into reading. Since his childhood, his amazing memory absorbed Dates, names, terms, theories, biographies, events, publications of works ... He was a bibliographer by nature, by thinking. And he was a wonderful bibliographer, because the book is a thought, and the thought in its movement, in contradiction, was his passion, his main joy in life. The beauty of chess and mathematics, the wit of detectives and scientific research, the subtlety of psychological analysis, the boldness of physical hypotheses, the struggle of philosophical schools — everything found in it a worried observer, a careful qualifier and a loving guardian. He was a man of encyclopedic education, his work always amazed with the abundance of materials, breadth of erudition, accuracy, sharpness of thought. Scattered over different editions, they could make a living and useful book. And he generously gave all his wealth to people, never thinking about reward. He always found time and energy for creative assistance to others - with his vast knowledge, his work, thorough and inspirational.
We lost a person who was needed by literature.
Farewell, dear friend, assistant, critic, researcher, impartial adviser in our beautiful and difficult business.
B. AGAPOV, I. ANDRONIKOV, D. DANIN, K. ZELINSKIY, V. INCER, A. MOROZOV, V. SAFONOV, M. SHAGHINYAN, V. SHKLOVSKIY
Books
- Mikhail Chigorin, Moscow, 1972 (in collaboration with E. A. Vasyukov and A. S. Nikitin ).
Literature
- Chess: Encyclopedic Dictionary / Ch. ed. A. E. Karpov . - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1990. - p. 267. - 624 p. - 100 000 copies - ISBN 5-85270-005-3 .