Alexey Fyodorovich Ivanov (russian: Алексей Фёдорович Иванов, 14 February 1841,
Saint Petersburg,
Russian Empire, — 15 January 1894, Saint Petersburg) was a
Russian writer and poet, better known under his
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 ...
Ivanov-Classic (Иванов-Классик).
Having debuted as a published author in 1861 (''
Peterburgsky Vestnik'', "On the Death of
Nikitin Nikitin (russian: Никитин), or Nikitina (feminine; Никитина) is a common Russian surname that derives from the male given name Nikita and literally means ''Nikita's''. It may refer to:
Artists, musicians, authors
*Yevgeny Nikitin (b ...
"), Ivanov was spotted by
Vasily Kurochkin who invited him to become a major contributor to the ''
Iskra'' magazine. It was there (as well as in ''
Delo'', ''Zanoza'', ''
Budilnik
''Budilnik'' (russian: Будильник, Alarm clock) was a weeklyin 1865-1866 it was coming twice a week Russian illustrated satirical journal published originally, in 1865—1871, in Saint Petersburg, then, in 1873—1917, in Moscow. '', ''
Oskolki'' and ''
Vsemirnaya Illyustratsia'') that his numerous poems (he preferred to refer to them as 'songs') were published to make their author one of the best-known masters of humorous and satirical verse of his time in Russia. Many of them were collected in the books ''Pesni Klassika'' (The Classic's Songs, 1873), ''Na rassvete'' (At Dawn, 1882), ''Stikhotvoreniya'' (Poems, 1891). He also authored the short novel ''Besputnye deti'' (Wayward Children, 1874), as well as ''Vesyoly poputchik'' (Jolly Companion, 1889), a compilation of travel sketches and stories he wrote during his numerous journeys, to
Austria,
Italy,
Germany, as well over
Siberia,
Ukraine and
Caucasus.
[ Korinfsky, A. Obituary in '']Vsemirnaya Illyustratsiya
''Vsemirnaya Illyustratsiya'' (russian: Всемирная иллюстрация, ''World Illustrated'') was a Russian weekly magazine founded by German Goppe and published by his own publishing house in Saint Petersburg in 1869–1898. '' // А. Ф. Иванов (Классик), некролог. ''Всемирная иллюстрация'', 1894, том= 51, 46—47
References
External links
The Works by Ivanov-Classicat the
Lib.ru, the on-line Moshkov Library.
Writers from the Russian Empire
Poets from the Russian Empire
Russian male poets
Writers from Saint Petersburg
1841 births
1894 deaths
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