Henri Barbusse was a staunch opponent of the war and an anti-fascist. The life of a French writer is closely intertwined with the fate of Russia. He repeatedly visited the Land of the Soviets, wrote a lot about the achievements of post-war construction in the USSR. It was in Moscow that the life of a world famous writer ended.
From the biography of Henri Barbusse
The famous French writer Henri Barbusse was born in Asnieres, a northwestern suburb of Paris. His father was a writer, an atmosphere of love and mutual understanding reigned in the family. The future writer has a solid education under his belt - he graduated from the literary faculty of the Sorbonne. Before the outbreak of the imperialist war, Barbusse had already gained fame as a journalist, prose writer and poet. From 1903 to 1908, his novels "Begging" and "Hell" were published. In the years of the outbreak of the First World War, the author published a collection of short stories with the short title "We".
In 1923, Henri Barbusse became a member of the French Communist Party.
The work of Henri Barbusse
All subsequent activities of Barbusse determined his participation in the war. It was in the trenches that the writer's socialist views took shape. His novels "Fire" (1916) and "Clarity" (1919) were highly appreciated by Vladimir Ulyanov-Lenin. The writer managed to reflect the impressive growth of the revolutionary consciousness of the people, which took place under the influence of a destructive and bloody war.
The public activities of the French writer acquired a special scope after the victory of October. Henri welcomed the conquests of the Russian proletariat and angrily opposed the anti-Soviet intervention.
Barbusse becomes one of the founders of the association of former front-line soldiers, organizes an association of progressive writers. Peru Barbusse owns policy documents against the war. In 1920, a collection of his articles and speeches was published.
In 1923, Henri Barbusse became a member of the French Communist Party.
A few years later, Barbusse introduces his readers to the novels "Links", "Executioners" and "True Stories". In them, the author reflected the struggle against white terror in the countries of Eastern Europe.
In 1927, Barbusse took an active part in the Congress of Friends of the USSR, held in Moscow. In subsequent years, he repeatedly visited the Land of the Soviets and dedicated several books to the reviving Russia.
The last of the significant works of Barbusse was the book "Zola" (1933).
Barbusse antifascist
Henri Barbusse took part in the anti-fascist movement of the 1930s. On his initiative in 1932, the International Anti-War Congress and the World Committee for the Struggle Against War were created. In fact, Barbusse was at the head of the social movement that fought against the war and fascism. The writer devoted many of his articles to these problems. Barbusse's active civic position aroused respect in the circles of the progressive public and embittered those who sought to ignite the flames of war in Europe.
For many years, Henri Barbusse collected materials and documents to create a biography of Lenin. He also worked hard on a book about Stalin. However, the writer did not have time to realize his bold creative ideas. He died in Moscow in August 1935 from pneumonia. The body of the writer was solemnly taken to France three days later. Henri Barbusse is buried in the Pere Lachaise cemetery.
