Sergei Nikolayevich Glinka

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Sergei Nikolajewitsch Glinka ( Russian Сергей Николаевич Глинка , scientific transliteration Sergej Nikolaevič Glinka ; * 1774 ; † 1847 ) was a Russian writer .

Life

In 1796 Glinka went into military service as a lieutenant. From 1799 he lived as a farewell major in Moscow . From 1808–1821 he published the Russian Messenger , which until 1813 exerted a great influence in the patriotic sense against Napoleon .

Glinka was known as a writer for young people, for example through the multi-volume Russian story for young people or his 12-volume reading for children from 1821.

Of his other numerous writings are worth mentioning:

  • Memoir from 1812
  • Memoirs on Moscow and abroad from 1812 to 1815

literature

Web links

Wikisource: Sergei Glinka  - Sources and full texts (Russian)