Boleslav Michailowitsch Markewitsch

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Boleslav Michailowitsch Markewitsch
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Markevich's grave in St. Petersburg

Boleslaw Mikhailovich Markevich ( Russian Болеслав Михайлович Маркевич * 1822 in St. Petersburg , Russian Empire , † November 18 . Jul / the thirtieth November  1884 greg. ) Was a Russian writer, journalist and literary critic. His trilogy consisting of "A Quarter Century Ago", "The Revolution" and "The Abyss" (unfinished) are best known.

Life

Boleslaw Markewitsch was born in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg in 1822 to a Russian aristocratic family of Polish origin. He spent his earlier years in Kiev and the Volyn Governorate . In 1836 his family moved to Odessa, where he attended the Richelieu Lyceum, where he later also studied law. There he began to write his first poems and essays on the side. He also translated some texts from French that were published in the Odessky vestnik .

In 1842 Markevich entered the civil service and in 1843 he moved to Moscow to work in the secretariat of Governor Arseni Andreevich Sakrewsky . He gained notoriety among the upper classes of Moscow and St. Petersburg, primarily, it is reported, for his good looks, humor and acting skills. Markevitsch was always close to government circles and was a close confidante of Mikhail Katkow . All the more he caused a sensation by using real and well-known personalities in his texts, which led to the spread of rumors and was therefore read with interest by the audience. Despite his polemical and controversial demeanor - popular with the Conservatives, hated on the part of the revolutionary Democrats - his literary skills were never questioned. His novellas became famous all over Russia.

Markevich left the civil service in 1875 and died in 1884 in his native St. Petersburg.

Works (selection)

  • Trilogy consist of
    • A quarter of a century ago (Четверть века назад, 1878)
    • The upheaval (Перелом, 1881)
    • The Abyss (Бездна, 1884; unfinished)

Furthermore

  • Marina from Ali Rog (Марина из Алого Рога, 1873)
  • Two masks (Две маски, 1874)
  • Princess Lina (Принцесса Тата, 1879)
  • The forester (Лесник, 1880)

Such as

  • Short stories and novellas (anthology, 1883)
  • The complete Markewitsch in eleven volumes (first edition 1885, St. Petersburg; second edition 1912, Moscow.)

Web links

Commons : Boleslav Markevich  - collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Works in full text at lib.ru (Russian)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Vengerov, S .: Маркевич, Б.М. . Русский биографический словарь. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  2. ↑ Болеслав Маркевич. Из прожитых дней. Полно. собр. соч., Сп.-Б., 1885, т.11, стр. 372
  3. ↑ Панаева А.Я. (Головачева). Воспоминания. М., 1972, стр.99.
  4. ↑ Загоскин С.М. Воспоминания. Исторический вестник. 1900. №7, стр.50.
  5. ↑ Валуев, П.А. Дневник. Русская старина. 1891. №8, стр. 288.
  6. ↑ Майорова, О .: Маркевич, Болеслав Михайлович . Русские писатели ". Биобиблиографический словарь .. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  7. ↑ Смолин, Михаил: Забытый консервативный писатель - Болеслав Маркевич . www.fondiv.ru. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
personal data
SURNAME Markevich, Boleslav Mikhailovich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Маркевич, Болеслав Михайлович (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian writer, journalist and literary critic
DATE OF BIRTH 1822
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Petersburg
DATE OF DEATH November 30, 1884
Place of death St. Petersburg