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.
Timur Gaidar | |
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Native name | Тимур Гайдар |
Born | Archangelsk, RSFSR, USSR | December 8, 1926
Died | December 23, 1999 Moscow, Russia | (aged 73)
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Service/ | Soviet Navy |
Years of service | 1948-? |
Rank | Rear Admiral |
Battles/wars | Cold War |
Relations | Arkady Gaidar (father), Yegor Gaidar (son) |
Other work | journalist, Military correspondent of Pravda |
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[1] 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.[2] He fought in the Bay of Pigs Invasion and was a friend of Cuban General Raúl Castro.[a] In 1965–1971 Timur Gaidar was working in Belgrade, SFRY.[5]
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.[6]
See 20. Наш человек в Гаване (20. Our Man in Cuba).
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