Nikolay Breshko-Breshkovsky
| Nikolay Breshko-Breshkovsky | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Николай Николаевич Брешко-Брешковский 20 February 1874 Saint Petersburg |
| Died |
23/24 August 1943 Berlin |
| Pen name | Мата д’Ор, Старый петербуржец, Василий Верига, Николай Белый, Фраскуэлло, etc. |
| Language | Russian, French |
| Citizenship |
 Russia →  France |
| Period | 1900–? |
| Genre | novelist |
| Relatives | Catherine Breshkovsky (mother) |
Nikolay Breshko-Breshkovsky (Russian: Никола́й Никола́евич Бре́шко-Брешко́вский, also transcribed as Nikolaĭ Brechko-Brechkovskiĭ etc.; 20 [O.S. 8] February 1874, Saint Petersburg — 23/24 August 1943, Berlin) was a Russian writer, a son of the renowned revolutionary Catherine Breshkovsky.
Due to the mother's revolutionary activity Nikolay was raised by relatives. Became a known writer in early 20th century. In 1920, after the Russian Revolution (1917), emigrated to Warsaw, Poland, but was expelled in 1927 because of conflict with the Sanacja régime. Became a French citizen. During the World War II and Nazi occupation of Europe collaborated with Nazi Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda.
External links
- http://orlabs.oclc.org/identities/np-brechko%20brechkovskii,%20nikolai%20nikolaevitch
- Nikolay Breshko-Breshkovsky at the Internet Movie Database
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