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He was awarded the St. George Cross of the III and IV degrees, in January he was promoted to non-commissioned officers, and in March-to the warrant officers of the hussar Alexandria regiment. In May of that year, Gumilev had to leave military service due to pneumonia. At the same time, the poet released a new collection - “Kolchan”, which included his military poems.

After the treatment, Gumilyov was sent to study at the Cavalry School. Having finished it, the poet returned to the front again and met the February revolution of the year in the trenches. Anna Akhmatova did not share her husband's patriotic moods. The war exacerbated discord in the relations of the spouses. Gumilev was interested in hostilities much more than the life of the family.

Even after the February Revolution, he did not return to Russia, but went to Greece to the Salonik Front, then joined the expeditionary corps of the Russian army in France. In Paris, Gumilev lived until January. There he talked a lot with Russian emigrants, created the tragedy “Poisoned Tunika”, was carried away by eastern poetry - its translations were included in the collection “Porcelain Pavilion”.

Against the backdrop of mass emigration, his return was regarded almost as suicide: it was obvious that it would be difficult for a convinced monarchist in Bolshevik Russia. Gumilyov saw his wife already in early May. This meeting did not be joyful for the poet: Akhmatova demanded a divorce. The couple divorced in August, and at the beginning of the year Gumilyov married a second time.

Anna Engelhardt, daughter of historian Nikolai Engelhardt, became his chosen one. Almost all Gumilyov’s poems were dedicated to East and Africa. At the same time, the Petersburg publishing house invited him to write the book “Geography in Verses”. The first part of this book was the collection "Shater", which was published in the year. To the editorial board, he invited prominent literature figures of those years: Alexander Blok, Mikhail Lozinsky and Nikolai Gumilyov.

In the publishing house, Gumilev headed the French department, edited the translations of other poets. He was still interested in eastern literature. At the beginning of the year, Gumilev published a translation of the Babylonian epic "Gilgamesh". At the same time, he was invited to teach the skill of translation to the recently established institution of a living word.

In the year, a new collection of Gumilyov - “Bonfire”, his translations of Charles Baudler, Samuel Coleridge, Robert Southi and other famous European poets, reprints of the books “Romantic Flowers” ​​and “Pearls” were published. Gumilev tried to recreate the "Workshop of Poets." The new literary society lasted two years and released two almanacs. In addition to the “tent” in the year, the poet released the collection “Fire Pillar”, which became the pinnacle of his poetic creativity.

Critics noted the growth of his poetic talent. Gumilev also headed the literary studio “Sounding Sink”, where he gave lectures to beginner poets. Nikolai Gumilyov never hid his negative attitude to the new government. He openly stated that he did not understand and respect the Bolsheviks. Previously, no one heard about Gumilyov’s political beliefs. In Soviet St.

Petersburg, he began even unfamiliar, even clearly the Bolsheviks openly declared: "I am a monarchist." Gumilyov persuaded to be careful. He laughed: “The Bolsheviks despise the defectors and respect the sabotage. I prefer to be respected. The poet Georgy Ivanov on August 3, Nikolai Gumilyov, was arrested. He was accused of counter -revolutionary activities, a conspiracy against Soviet power and cooperation with the Petrograd combat organization.

The head of the conspirators was called an employee of the Academy of Sciences Vladimir Tagantsev. In the case of the Petrograd combat organization Vladimir Tagantsev, more than a hundred people were arrested. Almost all were representatives of the creative and scientific intelligentsia. Gumilev Nikolay Stepanovich, 33 years old, b. A participant in the Petrograd combat organization actively contributed to the compilation of the proclamation of counter -revolutionary content, promised to connect a group of intellectuals with the organization at the time of the uprising, which would actively take part in the uprising, received money from the organization for technical need.

From the materials of the case of the “Petrograd combat organization of Vladimir Tagantsev”, Gumilyov’s friends - poets Nikolai Otsup and Mikhail Lozinsky - tried to intercede for him, but could not influence the decision of the commission to combat counter -revolution and sabotage. The poet was rehabilitated only in the year - then his case was recognized as fabricated.

Later, documents were published that confirmed the existence of the Petrograd combat organization. However, the question of Gumilyov’s involvement in her work still remains open. The poet's burial place is unknown. Interesting facts 1. In the year, Gumilyov graduated from gymnasium. There was only one five in his tabels - logic. At the final exams, Gumilev received another rating of “excellent” - in literature.

In the year, Gumilev, due to light strabismus, could not pass the medical commission, so he was not accepted for military service. However, in the year, before sending to the front, he was recognized as suitable.It turned out that at the first check the poet shot, resting the application of the rifle on the right shoulder, and often missed. During the second commission, he shot from his left shoulder, but no one paid attention to it.

The reason for the conflict was the poetess Elizabeth Dmitrieva. Gumilev introduced her to Voloshin, and he helped Dmitrieva create a literary mask-mystification-the mysterious Spanish woman Cherubin de Gabriac. Her poems were printed in the magazine "Apollo". Gumilev was fascinated by a mysterious Spanish, but soon found out that his acquaintance was hiding behind the pseudonym.

Literary mystification outraged the poet. He quarreled with Voloshin and called him to a duel. Gumilyov insisted on the most stringent conditions - to shoot five steps to death. The poets were not injured - Gumilev missed, and Voloshin gave an outlet. Duelants were tried, ordered to pay a small fine of ten rubles and sentenced to house arrest: Gumilyov - for ten days, and Voloshina - by one.

During a trip to Africa, Gumilya visited the Ethiopian city of Sheikh-Gussein in the year. There he was brought to the tomb of St. Sheikh-Hussein, in whose honor they named the city. According to legend, not a single sinner could get out of the cave in which the saint was buried. Gumilev recalled his visit to the coffin of Sheikh-Gussein: “It was necessary to undress and climb between the stones into a very narrow passage.

If anyone stuck, he was dying in terrible torment: no one dared to extend his hand, no one dared to give him a piece of bread or a cup of water ... and I returned. Then he thought with a grin: “So, not a sinner. So the saint. " In publications.