Aleksandrins Greens ( Latvian Aleksandrs Grīns , real name - Jekab Green ( Latvian Jēkabs ); August 15, 1895 , in Birzskoy parish, Friedrichstadt county, Courland province - December 25, 1941 , Astrakhan ) - Latvian writer and military man, journalist, war correspondent , a participant in the fighting in the First World War . Collaborated with the newspaper " Today " [2] .
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| Birth name | Jekab Green | ||
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| Place of Birth | Friedrichstadt County , Courland Province , Russian Empire | ||
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| Occupation | prose writer , journalist , war correspondent | ||
| Years of creativity | 1920-1941 | ||
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Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 memory
- 3 Publications
- 4 notes
- 5 Literature
Biography
Born in the Birža parish ( Kaln parish , Friedrichstadt county , now Jekabpils region ). After graduating from school in Cesis, he volunteered for the Russian imperial army. He participated in the battles of the First World War . He graduated from one of the Moscow military schools as an ensign (1915), after graduating from the school he was sent to the front. Subsequently, he achieved transfer to the newly formed battalions of Latvian riflemen . In July 1917 he was seriously wounded and after the operation, due to the collapse of the Western Front, he was evacuated to Petrograd .
He returned to Latvia after the conclusion of the Brest Peace . In the spring of 1919, Greens was mobilized into the army of the Latvian SSR , however, during her retreat, he sided with the troops of the Republic of Latvia. In 1920, Alexander Green received the rank of captain of the Latvian army. From 1920 to 1924 he worked as a military journalist, was the deputy editor-in-chief of the Latvian Army magazine Latvian. Latvijas kareivis .
In 1924 he retired and began his career as a professional writer. In 1932-34, he published two volumes of the novel about World War I, "Souls in a Snow Whirlwind" ( Latvian: Dvēseļu putenis ). In 1939, Alexander Green returned to military service, took part in protecting the state border of Latvia.
After the annexation of Latvia by the Soviet Union, in June 1941 he was arrested by the NKVD officers and taken to Astrakhan , where he was shot on Christmas Day that year.
Memory
A street in Riga is named after Alexander Green.
Publications
- Nameja gredzens (Ring of Namey, 1931)
- Dvēseļu putenis (Souls in a Snow Whirlwind, Part I, 1933)
- Debesu ugunis (Lights of Heaven; unfinished, 1934)
- Dvēseļu putenis (part II, 1934)
- Tobago (Tobago, 1934)
- Saderinātie Trilogy (Betrothed):
- part I: Pelēkais jātnieks (Horseman on a pale horse, 1938)
- part II: Sarkanais jātnieks (Ginger Rider, 1938)
- part II: Melnais jātnieks (Rider on a black horse, 1940)
- Trīs vanagi (Three Hawks, 1938)
- Zemes atjaunotāji (Restorers of the Earth):
- Part I: Meža bērni (Children of the Forest, 1939)
- part II: Atdzimusī cilts (Reborn tribe, 1939)
- Pārnākšana (Return, 1941)
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 105611195X // General regulatory control (GND) - 2012—2016.
- ↑ Boris Infantiev. Russian warrior of the First World War in the vision of Latvian writers
Literature
- Roszkowski W., Kofman J. (ed.), Biographical Dictionary of Central and Eastern Europe of the 20th Century, Warsaw 2005. ISBN 83-7399-084-4