Alexei Feofilaktowitsch Pissemsky

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Alexei Pissemsky in the 1860s

Aleksey Pisemsky ( Russian Алексей Феофилактович Писемский ; born March 11 . Jul / 23. March  1821 greg. In Ramenje , † January 21 jul. / 2. February  1881 greg. In Moscow ) was a Russian writer.

Pissemsky studied mathematics in Moscow. After that he was in the civil service from 1844, first in the provinces and from 1866 to 1874 in Moscow.

He wrote novels, short stories and dramas in which he portrayed life in Russia realistically.

Works (selection)

  • A thousand souls . Novel 1865
  • The money marriage . novel
  • In the vortex . novel
  • The troubled sea . novel
  • Passionate marriage . Novella
  • The forest devil . Novella
  • The hypochondriac . drama
  • White hawks . drama

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personal data
SURNAME Pissemski, Alexei Feofilaktowitsch
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Писемский, Алексей Феофилактович (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian writer
DATE OF BIRTH March 23, 1821
PLACE OF BIRTH Ramenje
DATE OF DEATH February 2, 1881
Place of death Moscow