Russian hero of the Spanish Civil War: N. Shinkarenko
The given article examines the fate of Russian Major-General N.V. Shinkarenko (1889-1968). General’s name is known not only to the military historians, but also to the experts on literature of the Russians Abroad. After taking part in the First World and Russian Civil wars, N. Shinkarenko found himself in exile. 16 years later, he continued the struggle against III International on the Spanish soil. In the columns of the «Chasovoi» magazine N. Shinkarenko highlighted Russian volunteer’s participation in the Spanish war. After the victory of Nationalists, he naturalized in Spain and resided in San Sebastian, from then on giving all his time to writing memoirs and creating works of fiction.