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Nikolay Breshko-Breshkovsky

1874 – 1943

Russian writer and journalist

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Lived 1874 – 1943 (aged 69). Nikolay Breshko-Breshkovsky was a Russian and French journalist, novelist, writer, prose writer, film screenwriter and art critic.

Nikolay Breshko-Breshkovsky (, also transcribed as Nikolaĭ Brechko-Brechkovskiĭ etc.; 1874 — 24 August 1943) was a Russian writer, a son of the renowned revolutionary Catherine Breshkovsky.

Due to the mother's revolutionary activity Nikolay was raised by relatives. He became a known writer in early 20th century. In 1920, after the Russian Revolution (1917), he emigrated to Warsaw, Poland, but was expelled in 1927 because of conflict with the Sanacja régime. He became a French citizen. During World War II, Nikolay collaborated with the Nazi Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda, writing for the pro-Nazi Novoye Slovo, a newspaper for White Russian emigrants. He died during the bombing of Berlin by British aircraft on the night of August 24, 1943.

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Also known as
Nikolay Breshko-Breshkovskiy, Nikolay Nikolayevich Breshko-Breshkovsky, Nikolai Nikolaevich Breshko-Breshkovskii, Nikolai Breshko-Breshkovsky

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Who was Nikolay Breshko-Breshkovsky?

Russian writer and journalist (1874–1943)

When was Nikolay Breshko-Breshkovsky born?

Nikolay Breshko-Breshkovsky was born on 8 February 1874 in Saint Petersburg.

When did Nikolay Breshko-Breshkovsky die?

Nikolay Breshko-Breshkovsky died on 24 August 1943 in Berlin.

What was Nikolay Breshko-Breshkovsky's occupation?

Nikolay Breshko-Breshkovsky was a journalist, novelist, writer, prose writer, film screenwriter and art critic.

What nationality was Nikolay Breshko-Breshkovsky?

Nikolay Breshko-Breshkovsky was Russian and French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Nikolay Breshko-Breshkovsky

· Wikidata: Q2378000

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