Days of the Turbins

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"Days of the Turbins" is a play by Mikhail Bulgakov that dramatizes the fate of a White Russian family in Kiev during the chaos of the Russian Civil War.

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instanceOf play
theatrical work
author Mikhail Bulgakov NERFINISHED
basedOn The White Guard NERFINISHED
basedOnWorkAuthor Mikhail Bulgakov NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
dramatises disintegration of the White forces in Ukraine
events in Kiev during the Russian Civil War
features Turbins family
firstProducer Moscow Art Theatre NERFINISHED
focusesOn White Russian intelligentsia
officers loyal to the White movement
genre drama
historical drama
hasAdaptation stage productions in various countries
hasAlternativeTitle The Days of the Turbins NERFINISHED
Дни Турбиных NERFINISHED
hasSubject family under political upheaval
loss of social status
loyalty and betrayal
moral choices in wartime
historicalEventDepicted German withdrawal from Kiev in 1918
advance of Petliura’s forces on Kiev
influencedBy Bulgakov’s own experiences in Kiev
literaryMovement Russian literature of the early Soviet period
mainCharacter Alexei Turbin NERFINISHED
Elena Turbina NERFINISHED
Nikolai Turbin NERFINISHED
mainTheme civil war and political chaos
collapse of the Russian Empire
fate of a White Russian family
medium stage
narrativePerspective focus on White Russian viewpoint
notableFor adaptation of Bulgakov’s novel The White Guard
popularity in the Soviet Union despite political sensitivity
sympathetic portrayal of White officers
originalLanguage Russian
politicalContext Bolshevik Revolution aftermath
struggle between White forces and Bolsheviks
premiereLocation Moscow Art Theatre NERFINISHED
settingCountry Ukraine NERFINISHED
settingLocation Kiev NERFINISHED
settingPeriod Russian Civil War NERFINISHED
settingTime 1918
writer Mikhail Bulgakov NERFINISHED

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Mikhail Bulgakov notableWork Days of the Turbins