The Russian literary school has always stood out even among the most talented European writers. One of the outstanding pre-revolutionary writers was Boris Alekseevich Suvorin, born in St. Petersburg and the son of the famous publisher Alexei Grigorievich Suvorin. Both Suvorins played an important role in the development of Russian journalism, having received an excellent education. Boris published two well-known newspapers ("Novoe Vremya" and "Vremya"), a magazine on equestrian sports, and a popular Anglo-Russian industrial magazine.
With the onset of World War I, Boris Alekseevich, who had no military experience, went to the front as a telephone operator. Despite having no financial problems, he felt it was his duty to participate in the war. He returned to Petrograd after the February Revolution and witnessed the rapid decline of Russia from February to October. With the arrival of the Bolsheviks, the closure of newspapers that did not support communist propaganda began, and Suvorin lost his business.
Boris Alekseevich was acquainted with General Alekseev, who organized resistance in the Don region and invited him as a journalism specialist. Suvorin responded and led the anti-Bolshevik press. Even under the harsh conditions of the icy campaign, he published a field leaflet, trying to preserve the memory of events. After the Bolsheviks were expelled from the Don, he acquired a printing house in Novocherkassk and engaged in publishing, including the works of Ataman Krasnov. His newspapers "Donskoy Kray" and "Priazovsky Kray" quickly became popular, with a circulation of 20,000 copies. Suvorin remained in the Don until the end and left with General Kutepov.
Suvorin was known for his incredible work ethic. In Novorossiysk, he immediately published the newspaper "Vechernee Vremya," and then continued his work in Crimea. On October 20, 1920, he left for Paris, unaware that a Russian exodus would soon occur, preventing him from returning to his homeland. In exile, he continued to work, editing the newspapers "Vechernee Vremya," "Russkoe Vremya," "Shankhayskaya Zarya," and "Vremya." The first two were published in Paris, while the others were in Shanghai. Suvorin also wrote three books: about the volunteer army of General Kornilov, the novel "Phasan," and a novel about Baron Roman Fedorovich Ungern. He returned to Paris in 1933 and passed away on January 19, 1940.
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