TY  - GEN
T1  - 1920 Diary
A1  - Babelʹ, I. (Isaak), 1894-1940
A2  - Avins, Carol
A2  - Willetts, H. T.
LA  - English
LA  - Russian
PP  - New Haven
PB  - Yale University Press
YR  - 1995
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocm47009697
AB  - The Russian writer Isaac Babel (1894-1940) is widely acknowledged to be one of the great masters of twentieth-century literature, hailed as a genius by such critics as Lionel Trilling and Irving Howe. The work for which he is best known is a cycle of stories called Red Cavalry, which depicts the exploits of the Cossack cavalry during the Polish-Soviet war of 1919-1920 and is based on Babel's experiences as he rode with the Cossacks during the campaign. Babel kept a diary during this period, in which he recorded the devastation of the war, the extreme cruelty of the Polish and Red armies alike toward the Jewish population in the Ukraine and eastern Poland, and his own conflicted role as both Soviet revolutionary and Jew. The 1920 Diary, a vital source for Red Cavalry as well as a compelling narrative, is now published in English for the first time. The 1920 Diary is the most significant contemporary account of the tragedy of Eastern European Jewry during this period. The Diary also yields important insights into Babel's personal evolution, showing his youthful curiosity and his anguish as, frequently concealing his own Jewish identity, he mingled with the victimized Jews of the region's shtetls and with his Cossack comrades. Finally, the Diary sheds light on Babel's artistic development, revealing the path from observations recorded in excitement and despair to the painstakingly crafted narratives of the Red Cavalry cycle.
OP  - 126
NO  - Translated from Russian.
CN  - DK265.7 .B28 1995eb
SN  - 0585349460
SN  - 9780585349466
SN  - 9780300173307
SN  - 030017330X
SN  - 9780300059663
SN  - 0300059663
SN  - 0300070543
KW  - Babelʹ, I. : (Isaak), : 1894-1940 : Diaries.
KW  - Babelʹ, I. : (Isaak), : 1894-1940
KW  - Soviet Union : History : Revolution, 1917-1921 : Personal narratives, Russian.
KW  - Soviet Union : History : Revolution, 1917-1921 : Campaigns.
KW  - Authors, Russian : 20th century : Diaries.
KW  - Soldiers : Soviet Union : Diaries.
KW  - URSS : Histoire : 1917-1921 (Révolution) : Campagnes et batailles.
KW  - Écrivains russes : 20e siècle : Journaux intimes.
KW  - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY : Historical.
KW  - HISTORY.
KW  - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY : Literary.
KW  - Authors, Russian
KW  - Military campaigns
KW  - Soldiers
KW  - Soviet Union
KW  - Regions & Countries - Europe.
KW  - History & Archaeology.
KW  - Russia & Former Soviet Republics.
KW  - 1900-1999
KW  - History
KW  - Diaries
KW  - Personal narratives : Russian
ER  -