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Mikhail Saltykov-Schedrin
Mikhail Yevgrafovich Saltykov-Shchedrin ( rus, Михаи́л Евгра́фович Салтыко́в-Щедри́н, p=mʲɪxɐˈil jɪvˈɡrafəvʲɪtɕ səltɨˈkof ɕːɪˈdrʲin; – ), born Mikhail Yevgrafovich Saltykov and known during his lifetime by the pen name Nikolai Shchedrin ( rus, Николай Щедрин), was a major Russian writer and satirist of the 19th century. He spent most of his life working as a civil servant in various capacities. After the death of poet Nikolay Nekrasov, he acted as editor of a Russian literary magazine '' Otechestvenniye Zapiski'' until the Tsarist government banned it in 1884. In his works Saltykov mastered both stark realism and satirical grotesque merged with fantasy. His most famous works, the family chronicle novel ''The Golovlyov Family'' (1880) and the political novel ''The History of a Town'' (1870) became important works of 19th-century fiction, and Saltykov is regarded as a major figure of Russian literary Realism. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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1826 In Literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1826. Events *Early months – Aftermath of the Decembrist revolt in the Russian Empire. Michael Lunin, though not involved in the Decembrist conspiracy, is arrested and deported to Siberia, which allows him to begin his work as a philosopher. Adam Mickiewicz, deported from Congress Poland for his involvement with Filaret Association, is moved from Taurida Governorate to Moscow. Here, he publishes his ''Sonety krymskie'' (The Crimean Sonnets). Later in the year, he befriends Russian writers, including Yevgeny Baratynsky, Mikhail Pogodin, Alexander Pushkin, and the ''Lyubomudry''. Pushkin, himself returning from political exile, still writes poems discreetly honoring the Decembrists. They include ''Stansy'' (Stanzas), as well as odes to Nikolay Mordvinov and Ivan Pushchin. *c. January – Japanese poet Kobayashi Issa, pained by his recent divorce, enters his final creative period with ''hokku'' expres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
