Vladimir Kurochkin
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| Born | February 6, 1829 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Died | April 20, 1885 (aged 56) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Occupation(s) | Playwright, editor, translator, publisher |
Vladimir Stepanovich Kurochkin (Владимир Степанович Курочкин; 6 February 1829, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire, - 20 April 1885, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire) was a Russian dramatist, translator, editor and publisher. Among the plays he authored were The Green Island (as Vlad K-n, with Innokenty Omulevsky; staged in 1873, published in 1883), Who Is to Blame? (1873), Two by Two is Five (1875) and A Modiste's Diary (1875). Vladimir Kurochkin compiled and published Nevsky Sbornik (the 1867 literary compilation). He edited Iskra magazine (1864–1867) and the Tatar-language Fayde (Virtue) newspaper (1866–1870). Poets Nikolai and Vasily Kurochkins were his brothers.[1]
References
- ^ Russian Writers. Biobibliographical dictionary. Ed. P. A. Nikolayev. Vol. 3. Moscow. 1994. Pp. 240—241.
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