Sevastopol stories. White Guard. Last stronghold

25 May 2010 1

In the winter of 1928, the Moscow Art Theater was reading the play by MA. Bulgakov "Running". K.S. Stanislavsky accepted the play very well, it was introduced into the repertoire, and they began to assign roles. But the matter ended in a completely unexpected way: the work was carried out at a meeting of the Central Committee, and then completely banned. Meanwhile, the prototype of the main character of the Bulgakov play, Roman Khludov, quietly lived in Moscow and taught in the main military courses. Incomprehensible in those times loyalty to the former Wrangel general ... It was the famous Jacob Slashchev. In the 20 year, during the civil war, he was the real thunder of the Red Army. At this time, Crimea became a refuge for many. Here average citizens and former deputies, ministers, prominent politicians, and capital bohemians fled from the massacre. He returned to his homeland, in Sevastopol, a brilliant writer, "King of Humor", publisher of the magazine "Satyricon" Arkady Averchenko. He organized a cafe "Nest of migratory birds", arranged there literary evenings. In Balaclava, everyone's favorite was renting a room - singer Leonid Sobinov. Life in Sevastopol, albeit remotely, but still resembled the former. There were so many people that the main problem of the Crimea at that time was housing. And now, the troops of the Volunteer White Army retreating along all fronts. Unable to change anything, its commander A. I. Denikin decided to leave his post. Responsibility for the broken-broken army took over Baron Wrangell. The White Army was renamed Russian. So that the Reds did not break through to the peninsula, the army corps Slaschova kept Perekop. It can be said that it was thanks to Slashchev that the Crimea remained the only territory on which imperial Russia held out and resisted for almost a year. In the fall of 20, the Red Army moved to conquer the last stronghold of white territory - the Crimea. The Vrangel Russian Army was unable to withstand such an avalanche. Began its outcome.