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Czech humorist Jaroslav Hašek (1883-1923) became well-known mainly for his novel The Good Soldier Švejk. It has been translated into about 60 languages and became a classic, especially in the USSR. In 1915 Hašek was captured on the Russian front and recruited to serve in the voluntary Czechoslovak Legions, formed in Russia to struggle against Austria-Hungary. He wrote reportages from the army for magazines and newspapers, feuilletons and articles in Russian. Hašek took part in the organization of international units of the Red Army and participated in combat operations even in Siberia. The Good Soldier Svejk was created between 1921 and 1923 after his return from Russia. First Hašek's book in Russian, The Good Soldier Švejk, was issued in 1926. Two editions of Hašek's stories titled Confession of an Old Bachelor were issued at the same year in Moscow and Riga. Moscow edition was prepared by Mikhail Skachkov (1896-1937), poet and critic. He returned to the Soviet Union in 1926 from…
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Ispoved' Starogo Kholostyaka [Confession of an Old Bachelor / Zpovéd starého mládence].: [Translation by M. Skachkov].
by Hašek, Jaroslav
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