Mikhail Zagoskin
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| Born | July 25, 1789 Ramzay, Russian Empire |
| Died | July 5, 1852 (aged 62) Moscow, Russian Empire |
Mikhail Nikolayevich Zagoskin (Russian: Михаил Николаевич Загоскин), (July 25, 1789 – July 5, 1852), was a Russian writer of social comedies and historical novels.
[edit] Biography
Zagoskin was born in the village of Ramzay in Penza Oblast. He began his official career as a librarian, then became part of the management of the Imperial Theatres, and lastly served as director of the Moscow Armory Museum. In the 1810s and 20s he published a series of comedies. His best known work, the historical novel Yury Miloslavsky was published in 1829, and became the first Russian best-seller. His historical novels, including Yury Miloslavsky, were weak imitations of Sir Walter Scott, but were probably popular because Zagoskin attempted to Russify his characters and provided some authentic descriptive detail.[1]
[edit] English translations
- The Young Muscovite; or, The Poles in Russia, in three volumes, Cochrane and McCrone, London, 1834. from Google Books
- Tales of Three Centuries, Little, Brown, and Company, Boston, 1891. from Archive.org
[edit] References
- ^ Terras, Victor (1991). A History of Russian Literature. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 244. ISBN 0300059345.
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