Yuriy Gorlis-Gorsky

Yuriy Gorlis-Gorsky (real name Yuriy Horodyanin-Lisovsky; alias Gorlis-Gorsky, in the underground Zaliznyak, Gorsky, Horlitsa; January 14, 1898, Demidovka — September 27, 1946, Augsburg)[1] was a Ukrainian writer, public figure and Ukrainian People's Army officer.

Well-known Ukrainian writer and public figure, soldier of the UPR army. The work of Yuri Gorlis-Gorsky allows readers to look through the eyes of a simple officer at the turbulent events of the beginning of the last century in Ukraine, when a small country in central Europe was torn to pieces by the great empires of this world. The fate of this author is full of sharp turns, and his life itself could become a plot for a series of books. Buy books by Yuri Gorlis-Gorsky is definitely worth it if you are interested in the history of Ukraine in the early XX century, and also like to read eyewitness accounts of hostilities, atrocities on the battlefield and other unattractive aspects of the war. Volunteer, officer and writer Yuri Gorlis-Gorsky was born in 1898 in the village of Demidovka (now owned by Poltava region) in the family of a Russian army officer and the daughter of a Polish nobleman. Beginning in 1915, the future writer took an active part in hostilities on the side of the Ukrainian People's Republic, fought on many fronts and waged an active struggle against the Bolshevik government. In 1920 he was taken prisoner, where he was subjected to abuse and cruel torture, which later affected his literary activities. After that, the officer repeatedly escaped from captivity, underwent forced treatment in a psychiatric hospital, and in 1932 illegally emigrated to Poland. It was in Poland that Yuri Gorlis-Gorsky's career as a writer began. His first work was the article "Cold Gorge", published in a local magazine. This was followed by short stories, novels and other great literary works that made the writer famous far beyond the country. Cruel and true chronicle: all the books of Yuri Gorlis-Gorsky The first book of the fugitive officer was called "Year in the Cold Yar", later it was included in the voluminous novel "Cold Yar". This is partly an autobiographical and partly a work of art, which tells of the difficult struggle of the Ukrainian people against the Bolsheviks. The book became very popular among the nationalist part of the people, and today it can serve as a clear demonstration of the era of bloody Soviet rule on Ukrainian soil. Modern readers in comments and reviews of the book by Yuri Gorlis-Gorsky say that it is a must-read for anyone who wants to get acquainted with the undistorted history of Ukraine in the 20-30s of last century. In addition, the author wrote anti-Stalinist stories and essays on life in the USSR in the early twentieth century. His books "Memoirs" and "Red Thistle" show all the unattractive inversion of the early USSR, as well as the author's stay in the torture chambers of the GPU. Also in the bibliography of the writer are books: "On the outposts of socialism" - memories of the 30s in the USSR, "There were twelve" - ​​about prison hospitals, "Otaman Cloud" - a historical story about Podolsk Ataman Semyon Kharchenko.

Author of prose works "Otaman Hmara" (1934), "Red Thistle" (1935), "Cold Yar" (1937), "Ave Dictator" (1941), memoirs "Among the living corpses", which are considered lost.