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Paul Muratoff
Pavel Pavlovich Muratov (russian: Па́вел Па́влович Мура́тов), also known as Paul Muratov or Paul Muratoff ( – February 5, 1950), was a Russian essayist, novelist, art historian, critic and playwright. Born in Bobrov, Russia, Bobrov in the Voronezh Oblast into the family of a military doctor, Muratov attended a Cadet Corps and graduated from the Petersburg State Transport University in 1903. He traveled abroad in 1905-06, after which he moved to Moscow and worked at the Rumyantsev Museum until 1914. He became friends with the writers Boris Zaytsev (writer), Boris Zaytsev, Vladislav Khodasevich, and Nina Berberova (who called him "one of the most remarkable men I ever met"), as well as the artist Nikolai Ulyanov. From 1906 he began to publish in journals like ''Vesy'', ''Zolotoe Runo'', and ''Apollon''. He collaborated with Igor Grabar on the latter's ''History of Russian Art'', and in 1913-14 he helped publish the journal ''Sofia'', dedicated to early Russian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobrov, Russia
Bobrov (russian: Бобров) is the name of several types of inhabited localities in Russia, inhabited localities in Russia. ;Urban localities *Bobrov, Bobrovsky District, Voronezh Oblast, a town in Bobrovsky District of Voronezh Oblast ;Rural localities *Bobrov, Bryansk Oblast, a village#Russia, village in Pavlinsky Selsoviet of Kletnyansky District of Bryansk Oblast *Bobrov, Rostov Oblast, a ''khutor'' in Kiselevskoye Rural Settlement of Krasnosulinsky District of Rostov Oblast *Bobrov, Nizhnedevitsky District, Voronezh Oblast, a ''khutor'' in Mikhnevskoye Rural Settlement of Nizhnedevitsky District of Voronezh Oblast {{SIA, populated places in Russia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clive James
Clive James (born Vivian Leopold James; 7 October 1939 – 24 November 2019) was an Australian critic, journalist, broadcaster, writer and lyricist who lived and worked in the United Kingdom from 1962 until his death in 2019.Clive James — writer, TV broadcaster and critic — dies aged 80 ''ABC News'', 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019. He began his career specialising in literary criticism before becoming television critic for ''The Observer'' in 1972, where he made his name for his wry, deadpan humour. During this period, he earned an independent reputation as a poet and satire, satirist. He achieved mainstream success in the UK first as a writer for television, and eventually as the lead in his own programmes, including ''...on Television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |