Valentinov, N. (Nikolaĭ), 1879-1964.

Russian revolutionary and author.

From the description of N. Valentinov papers, 1912-1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754869134

Biographical Note

• 1879: Born, Morshansk, Tambov Province, Russia
• 1897: Enters Petersburg Institute of Technology, joins revolutionary movement and is exiled to Ufa
• 1900: Returns from exile, studies at Kiev Polytechnic Institute, is arrested for revolutionary activities, escapes to Europe
• 1903 - 1904 : Meets Lenin in Geneva, joins Social Democratic Party (Bolsheviks)
• 1905: Returns to Russia, breaks with Lenin and the Bolshevik Party. Joins the Mensheviks
• 1905 - 1917 : Begins lifelong engagement in journalism. Contributes to Russkoe Slovo and Kievskaia Mysl'. Resigns from Menshevik Party
• 1917 - 1927 : Edits Torgovo-Promyshlennaia Gazeta, organ of the Supreme Council of National Economy of the U.S.S.R.
• 1928: Emigrates to Paris, France. Publishes in emigré and French press
• 1953: Author, Vstrechi s Leninym. English translation published in 1968 as Encounters with Lenin
• 1954: Author, Dva Goda s Simvolistami. English translation published in 1969 as Two Years With the Symbolists
• 1964: Dies, Paris, France
• 1969: Author (posthumously), The Early Years of Lenin

From the guide to the Nikolai Valentinov Papers, 1912-1964, (Hoover Institution Archives)