Timur Gaidar
- December 23, 1999
- 73 years
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Timur Gaidar, 73, Russian rear admiral, writer and journalist.
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Timur Gaidar was a distinguished Russian rear admiral, writer, and journalist who led a remarkable life
Timur Gaidar
d. 1999
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Timur Gaidar was a distinguished Russian rear admiral, writer, and journalist who led a remarkable life spanning decades of geopolitical change. Born in Arkhangelsk in 1926, he was the son of prominent writers Arkady Gaidar and Lia Solomyanskaya. By 1948, he graduated from the Leningrad Naval School and served as an officer on submarines for the Baltic and Pacific Fleets. Transitioning to media, he contributed to major newspapers including Pravda and the Red Star. Beyond his naval career, Gaidar navigated international waters, notably engaging during the Bay of Pigs Invasion as a friend of Raúl Castro. He also served abroad in Belgrade for several years. Timur Gaidar passed away in Moscow in 1999 at the age of seventy-three, leaving behind a legacy as a unique military and literary figure.
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|Timur Arkadyevich Gaidar (Russian: Тиму́р Арка́дьевич Гайда́р; December 8, 1926 – December 23, 1999) was a Soviet/Russian rear admiral, writer and journalist. He was supposed to be the inspiration for Timur from Arkady Gaidar's book Timur and His Squad that was the inspiration for the Timurite movement.
Early life and career
Gaidar was born in Arkhangelsk, the son of well-known children's writer Arkady Gaidar and screenwriter Lia Solomyanskaya. He graduated from the Leningrad Naval School in 1948 and the faculty of journalism of the Lenin Military-Political Academy in 1954, and served on submarines of the Baltic Fleet and the Pacific Ocean Fleet. Beginning in 1957 he worked for newspapers, including The Soviet Fleet, the Red Star, and Pravda. He fought in the Bay of Pigs Invasion and was a friend of Cuban General Raúl Castro. In 1965–1971 Timur Gaidar was working in Belgrade, SFRY.
Gaidar died in Moscow. His widow is Ariadna Bazhova (born 1925), daughter of the Russian writer Pavel Bazhov. Yegor Gaidar, a Russian politician, was their son.
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