Marina Antonovna Denikina (russian: Марина Антоновна Деникина,

pen name A pen name, also called a ''nom de plume'' or a literary double, is a pseudonym (or, in some cases, a variant form of a real name) adopted by an author and printed on the title page or by-line of their works in place of their real name. A pen na ...

: Marina Grey) (20 February 1919 – 16 November 2005) was a Russian-born French writer and journalist.

Biography

Denikina was born in

Ekaterinodar Krasnodar (; rus, Краснода́р, p=krəsnɐˈdar; ady, Краснодар), formerly Yekaterinodar (until 1920), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The city stands on the Kuban River in southern ...

(Russia). She was the daughter of Russian general

Anton Denikin Anton Ivanovich Denikin (russian: Анто́н Ива́нович Дени́кин, link= ; 16 December Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates">O.S._4_December.html" ;"title="Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates.html" ;"title="nowiki/>Old Style and New St ...

, leader of the

counter-revolutionary A counter-revolutionary or an anti-revolutionary is anyone who opposes or resists a revolution, particularly one who acts after a revolution in order to try to overturn it or reverse its course, in full or in part. The adjective "counter-revoluti ...

White movement in the

Russian Civil War , date = October Revolution, 7 November 1917 – Yakut revolt, 16 June 1923{{Efn, The main phase ended on 25 October 1922. Revolt against the Bolsheviks continued Basmachi movement, in Central Asia and Tungus Republic, the Far East th ...

, and

Xenia Denikina Xenia Vasilievna Denikina (russian: Ксе́ния Васи́льевна Дени́кина, link=, Chizh, Чиж; 2 April Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates">O.S._21_March.html" ;"title="Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates.html" ;"title="nowiki/>Old S ...

. She left Russia in 1920 and lived in exile in France from 1926. She became a journalist and a producer at the

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

Radio Radio is the technology of signaling and communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 30 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a transmit ...

and

Television Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertisin ...

(working under the name of ''Marina Grey''). She wrote several historical books about the

and her father, General Denikin. In exile she married a French historian

Jean-François Chiappe Jean-François is a French given name. Notable people bearing the given name include: * Jean-François Carenco (born 1952), French politician * Jean-François Champollion (1790–1832), French Egyptologist * Jean-François Clervoy (born 1958), Fr ...

, getting the title of countess. She met Russian president

Vladimir Putin Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin; (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who holds the office of president of Russia. Putin has served continuously as president or prime minister since 1999: as prime min ...

on several occasions during his visit to France and eventually gave her consent to transfer her father's remains from United States to Russia. President Putin granted her Russian citizenship. She last saw her homeland in October 2005, when the remains of General Denikin were repatriated and buried at the cemetery of

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

’s

Donskoy monastery Donskoy Monastery (russian: Донско́й монасты́рь) is a major monastery in Moscow, founded in 1591 in commemoration of Moscow's deliverance from the threat of an invasion by the Crimean Khan (title), Khan Ğazı II Giray, Kazy-G ...

. She died aged 86 at her home at

Versailles The Palace of Versailles ( ; french: Château de Versailles ) is a former royal residence built by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, about west of Paris, France. The palace is owned by the French Republic and since 1995 has been managed, u ...

on November 17, 2005.

Publications

* ''My Father is General Denikin'' * ''The General Dies at Midnight'' * ''The Investigation of the Murder of the Romanovs''.

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20070930165439/http://www.kommersant.com/p574689/r_500/Marina_Denikina_for_Prominent_Service_to_the_State_/
Marina Denikina died in her Versailles house near Paris on Thursday at the age of 86
1919 births 2005 deaths French journalists White Russian emigrants to France 20th-century French journalists {{Russia-journalist-stub