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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Days of the Turbins canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
play
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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
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events in Kiev during the Russian Civil War ⓘ |
| features | Turbins family ⓘ |
| firstProducer | Moscow Art Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
White Russian intelligentsia
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officers loyal to the White movement ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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historical drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | stage productions in various countries ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
The Days of the Turbins
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Дни Турбиных NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
family under political upheaval
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loss of social status ⓘ loyalty and betrayal ⓘ moral choices in wartime ⓘ |
| historicalEventDepicted |
German withdrawal from Kiev in 1918
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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
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Elena Turbina NERFINISHED ⓘ Nikolai Turbin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
civil war and political chaos
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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
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popularity in the Soviet Union despite political sensitivity ⓘ sympathetic portrayal of White officers ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Bolshevik Revolution aftermath
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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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