Roy MacGregor-Hastie
Encyclopedia
Roy MacGregor-Hastie is an author
. journalist, political commentator, poet, and translator from and into Romanian
.
In the late 1950s and early 1960s he was a regular contributor to the Sunday Express, and his columns were syndicated worldwide by London Express
features. He speaks seven languages, including Russian, was one of the most widely read commentators on Communist affairs, and has reported from Moscow
, Warsaw
, Prague
, Budapest
and Bucharest
. He also broadcast on radio and TV.
He has published many books, including biographies of Nikita Khrushchev
, Mao Zedong
, Charles George Gordon
, and Mircea Snegur
. His biography of Nikita Khrushchev sold over 150,000 copies, and has been translated into many European languages and Turkish
.
He taught at Kingston upon Hull College of Education (now called Hull College of Education) when Cyril Bibby
was Principal (1959-1977).
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
. journalist, political commentator, poet, and translator from and into Romanian
Romanian language
Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...
.
In the late 1950s and early 1960s he was a regular contributor to the Sunday Express, and his columns were syndicated worldwide by London Express
London Express
"Be Free" is the first single taken from the album London Express. It's also the opening song of that album....
features. He speaks seven languages, including Russian, was one of the most widely read commentators on Communist affairs, and has reported from Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
, Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
and Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
. He also broadcast on radio and TV.
He has published many books, including biographies of Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War. He served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964, and as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, or Premier, from 1958 to 1964...
, Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong, also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung , and commonly referred to as Chairman Mao , was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, guerrilla warfare strategist, Marxist political philosopher, and leader of the Chinese Revolution...
, Charles George Gordon
Charles George Gordon
Major-General Charles George Gordon, CB , known as "Chinese" Gordon, Gordon Pasha, and Gordon of Khartoum, was a British army officer and administrator....
, and Mircea Snegur
Mircea Snegur
Mircea Ion Snegur was the first President of Moldova 1990-1996. Before that he was Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet 1989-1990 and Chairman of the Supreme Soviet from 27 April to 3 September 1990...
. His biography of Nikita Khrushchev sold over 150,000 copies, and has been translated into many European languages and Turkish
Turkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
.
He taught at Kingston upon Hull College of Education (now called Hull College of Education) when Cyril Bibby
Cyril Bibby
Cyril Bibby was a biologist and educator. He was also one of the first sexologists.-Early life, family, etc. :...
was Principal (1959-1977).
Publications
- The Life and Times of Nikita KruschevNikita KhrushchevNikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War. He served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964, and as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, or Premier, from 1958 to 1964...
(1959) - The Red Barbarians: The life and times of Mao Tse-Tung (1961) ISBN 1104849011
- The day of the Lion—The Rise and fall of Fascist Italy: 1922-1945 (Hardcover - Jan 1, 1964)
- Africa: Background for Today (1967)
- Anthology of Contemporary Romanian Poetry (1969)
- Never to be taken alive: A biography of General GordonCharles George GordonMajor-General Charles George Gordon, CB , known as "Chinese" Gordon, Gordon Pasha, and Gordon of Khartoum, was a British army officer and administrator....
(1985) ISBN 0283991844 - China Bird (1986)
- Picasso's Women (1989) ISBN 1852910135