Pavel Ivanovich Melnikov
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Not to be confused with Pavel Petrovich Melnikov.
Pavel Ivanovich Melnikov (alias Andrey Pechersky, Russian: Па́вел Ива́нович Ме́льников (Андре́й Пече́рский), 1818, Nizhny Novgorod—1883, ibidem) was a Russian writer, known for his opera magna In the Forests and On the Hills, which describe the unique life of Transvolga and its dialects.
[edit] Further reading
- Thomas H. Hoisington. "Melnikov-Pechersky: Romancer of Provincial and Old Believer Life". Slavic Review, Vol. 33, No. 4 (Dec., 1974), pp. 679-694
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