Title 1920 Diary / Isaac Babel ; edited and with an introduction and notes by Carol J. Avins ; translated by H.T. Willetts

Published New Haven : Yale University Press, ©1995

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Description 1 online resource (lviii, 126 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps Contents Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Editor's Acknowledgments -- Editor's Note on the Translation -- Map of Poland in the Era of the Polish-Soviet War -- Map of Babel's Route with the First Cavalry Army -- Introduction: Isaac Babel's "Red Cavalry" Diary -- 1920 Diary -- Appendix: Babel's Publications in the Red Cavalryman -- Notes to Babel's Texts Summary 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 Notes Translated from Russian Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-126) Notes In English Print version record Subject Babelʹ, I. (Isaak), 1894-1940 -- Diaries SUBJECT Babelʹ, I. (Isaak), 1894-1940 fast Subject Authors, Russian -- 20th century -- Diaries Soldiers -- Soviet Union -- Diaries BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical. HISTORY. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Literary. Authors, Russian Military campaigns Soldiers Regions & Countries - Europe. History & Archaeology. Russia & Former Soviet Republics. SUBJECT Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921 -- Personal narratives, Russian Soviet Union -- History -- Revolution, 1917-1921 -- Campaigns. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125809 Subject Soviet Union Genre/Form History Diaries Personal narratives Form Electronic book Author Avins, Carol Willetts, H. T LC no. 94024535 ISBN 0585349460 9780585349466 9780300173307 030017330X 9780300059663 0300059663

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