Venedikt Nikolayevich Romanov ( March 4, 1884 , the village of Ust-Belokalitvenskaya , Region of the Don Army , Russian Empire - December 22, 1964 , Hyeres , Var department , France ) - one of the leaders of the Don Cossacks of the beginning of the 20th century , a permanent deputy from the Donetsk district of Congresses of all convocations, member of the first Don government after the October Revolution , in white emigration - chairman of the Don Troops Association [1] .
| Venedikt Nikolaevich Romanov | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | March 4, 1884 |
| Place of Birth | Ust-Belokalitvenskaya village , Don Troops area , Russian empire |
| Date of death | December 22, 1964 (aged 80) |
| Place of death | Hyeres , France |
| Affiliation |  Russian empire White movement The Great Don Army |
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Biography
Life in Russia
Having no great education, only thanks to his abilities and constant self-education, he moved from a stanitsa “subscriber” to senior positions and elected posts in the Don region. Secretary of the District Administration of the Donetsk District (with four district chieftains) in the village of Kamenskaya , a deputy of the Big Military Congress of 1917 and all Don Army Circles from the village of Ust-Belokalalitvensky Donetsk District (since 1917). In 1918, the Don Circle was nominated as a member of the Don Government.
In exile
In 1920, together with the Don government, he emigrated to France , forced to leave in Russia his wife Romanova (Sukhorukova) Ekaterina Emelyanovna and seven children. In 1938 he was elected to the board of the Cossack Village named after Ataman M.P. Bogaevsky in Toulouse . Since 1950, invariably in the Central Board of the Cossack Union and vice-chairman of this society. In 1952, together with Turoverov, N. N. was at the origins of the Don Army Association. In 1954 he was elected its chairman, was a member of the editorial board of the journal "Beloved Land" . In 1962 he was on the Committee for the publication of the volume of poems by N. Evseev " Wild Field " [2] .
He first lived in exile in the south of France, and then was an agricultural worker on a farm near Paris . During World War II , an irreparable blow was dealt to Cossack organizations abroad. A prominent role in the post-war self-organization of the Cossacks was played by V.N. Romanov. While living in France, he took an active part in the public life of local Cossacks and was elected by them chairman of the Don Troops Association - a public organization of the Don Cossacks in Paris.
One of the most important affairs of this Association was the founding of its printed organ - the revived journal “Beloved Land”, which was widely recognized in the Cossack milieu. V.N. Romanov donated significant funds to the publication and until his death was a permanent member of the editorial board of this journal. The magazine was a continuation of the "Bulletin of the Cossack Union." The editor of both magazines was N. M. Melnikov . Having endured many years of publication (until the mid-1970s), and being one of the most popular socio-political publications of the Cossack emigration, the “Beloved Land”, according to the editor, avoided excessive political orientation and became one of the central points of public life of the foreign Cossacks.
Estimates of Contemporaries
According to the testimony of a prominent figure in Cossack emigration and a member of the editorial board of the "Maternity Land" Ulanov B.N. , Romanov V.N. was an old believer , distinguished by his natural mind and tact, moral and social impeccability, knowledge of business and life, and the ability to find a common language, as with Cossacks, and with nonresident residents of the district. He was distinguished by a calm, even and friendly character. He was characterized by deep democratic convictions and rejection of Soviet power .
Family tragedy
In connection with the forced separation from his family, V.N. Romanov experienced a personal tragedy, which, according to friends, did not decrease over the years. All attempts to meet with children and the invitation of his wife to France were unsuccessful. For more than a year, Romanov’s last refuge was a nursing home (a holiday home, as V.N. called it) in Hyeres on the Mediterranean coast , where Venedikt Nikolaevich died [3] .
Notes
- ↑ COSSACK DICTIONARY-REFERENCE BOOK
- ↑ Romanov Venedikt Nikolaevich (inaccessible link)
- ↑ Birthmark No. 57 March-April 1965
Links
- Romanov Venedikt Nikolaevich - Stanichno-Lugansk Yurt (inaccessible link)