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Mikhail Mikhailov (writer)

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Mikhail Mikhailov
BornMikhail Larionovitch Mikhailov
16 January 1829
Ufa, Russian Empire
Died15 August 1865 (aged 36)
Kadai village, Russian Empire

Mikhail Larionovitch Mikhailov (Russian: Михаил Ларионович Михайлов) (16 January 1829 – 15 August 1865) was a Russian author.

Biography

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He was educated at Saint Petersburg and engaged in literary pursuits as a translator, journalist and writer of fiction. His political sympathies caused his exile to Siberia.[1]

Writing

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He was a contributor to Sovremennik (“The Contemporary”) and an advocate of the reforms of the self-emancipation era. His collected translations and writings were published (3 vols., 1858–59).[1]

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References

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  • This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainRines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). "Mikhailov, Mikhail Larionovitch" . Encyclopedia Americana. This source gives a birthyear of 1826, as does Nordisk familjebok, but all the Wikipedia articles in other languages on this topic use the date of 1829.