Background
DOSVITNYY, OIcs’ was born on November 8, 1891 in Volchansk, Khar’kov Province. Son of a merchant.
DOSVITNYY, OIcs’ was born on November 8, 1891 in Volchansk, Khar’kov Province. Son of a merchant.
Studied at Saint St. Petersburg University.
Worked at an office and a sugar refinery. 1914 drafted into Russian Army. Arrested and court-marshalled for revol activities among soldiers, but managed to escape.
Lived in America, China and Japan. 1918 returned to Ukraine. 1919-1922 journalist.
1925 toured Europe; for a while was one of the ideologists of the Free Academy of Proletarian Culture. 1927 expelled from Academy for favoring use of European lit to improve standard of Ukraine literature Arrested by State Security organs.
Communist Party member from 1919.