Sergey Andreyevich Yuriev (russian: Сергей Андреевич Юрьев, 25 May 1821, village Voskresenskoye,

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, — 7 January 1889,

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, Russian Empire) was a Russian

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and

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ist, associated with the

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circles. In 1871-1872, using the financial support provided by Alexander Koshelev, Yuriev published the magazine ''

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'' and was for a while in correspondence with

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, concerning the latter's proposed participation in it. In 1880 he became the first editor-in-chief of '' Russkaya Mysl'' and remained at the helm of it for five years. In 1878 Yuriev was elected the chairman of the Russian Literature Society, and after the death of

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succeeded him as the chairman of the

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.Yuriev's biography
at the Great Biographical Dictionary Yuriev is best remembered for his acclaimed translations of

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, as well as the Spanish drama classics, including some major works by

Pedro Calderón de la Barca Pedro Calderón de la Barca y Barreda González de Henao Ruiz de Blasco y Riaño (, ; ; 17 January 160025 May 1681) was a Spanish dramatist, poet, writer and knight of the Order of Santiago. He is known as one of the most distinguished Baroque w ...

and

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, which were collected in the compilation ''Spanish Theatre in Its Prime'', published in 1877 in Russia.

References

External links

The Works by Sergey Yuriev
at Lib.ru, the online Moshkov library {{DEFAULTSORT:Yuriev, Sergey 1821 births 1889 deaths People from Kalyazinsky Uyezd Editors from the Russian Empire Theatre critics from the Russian Empire