Nikolay Blagoveshchensky
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Nikolay Alexandrovich Blagoveshchensky , (April 19, 1837, Moscow – July 20, 1889, Vladikavkaz
), was a Russian writer and journalist.
. After the death of Pomyalovsky, Blagoveshchensky was involved in preserving Pomyalovsky's heritage, writing the first biography of the famous writer, which is commonly included in editions of Pomyalovsky's collected works.
and Jerusalem, where he stayed for nearly two years (1858-1859), capturing his travelling experiences in notes and drawings. The first printed works of Blagoveshchensky were stories written in the wake of the journey: From the Memoirs of a Season at Jerusalem, In Thessaly and November. Upon his return to Russia in 1862, he began working for the journal Time
edited by Fyodor Dostoyevsky and his brother Mikhail
.
Blagoveshchensky became known through his essays about clerical life: Athos, 1864 and Among the Pilgrims, 1871. His collection of essays Athos was printed in the magazine Russian Word, of which Blagoveshchensky became editor in 1864. In 1866 the magazine was banned, and Blagoveshchensky became the editor of the Women's Journal, along with Alexander Konstantinovich Sheller, and later edited the journal The Week. At this time he published the novel Before the Dawn, which depicted the life of a raznochintsy
democrat.
. Later, while being treated for his paralytic condition at the Caucasian Mineral Waters, he made friends with Count Loris-Melikov, at the invitation of whom he stayed in Vladikavkaz. Loris-Melikov gave Blagoveshchensky the post of Secretary of the Terek
Statistical Committee. During his last years he was engaged in writing descriptions and collecting statistics relating to the Terek region. In the 1880s he edited a Terek newspaper. He died in Vladikavkaz in 1889.
Vladikavkaz
-Notable structures:In Vladikavkaz, there is a guyed TV mast, tall, built in 1961, which has six crossbars with gangways in two levels running from the mast structure to the guys.-Twin towns/sister cities:...
), was a Russian writer and journalist.
Early life
Blagoveshchensky was the son of a priest. He graduated from Alexander Nevsky religious school and from the St. Petersburg Theological Seminary, where he befriended the future writer Nikolay PomyalovskyNikolay Pomyalovsky
- Early life :Pomyalovsky was born in St. Petersburg in 1835. His father was a deacon in the Orthodox Church in Malaya Okhta, a village on the bank of the Neva River, across from St. Petersburg. Pomyalovsky studied at the Alexander Nevsky Theological School , where his lifelong problem with...
. After the death of Pomyalovsky, Blagoveshchensky was involved in preserving Pomyalovsky's heritage, writing the first biography of the famous writer, which is commonly included in editions of Pomyalovsky's collected works.
Career
After graduating from the seminary, Blagoveshchensky was apprenticed to the Archimandrite Porfiry, a famous archaeologist and orientalist, and went with him to Mount AthosMount Athos
Mount Athos is a mountain and peninsula in Macedonia, Greece. A World Heritage Site, it is home to 20 Eastern Orthodox monasteries and forms a self-governed monastic state within the sovereignty of the Hellenic Republic. Spiritually, Mount Athos comes under the direct jurisdiction of the...
and Jerusalem, where he stayed for nearly two years (1858-1859), capturing his travelling experiences in notes and drawings. The first printed works of Blagoveshchensky were stories written in the wake of the journey: From the Memoirs of a Season at Jerusalem, In Thessaly and November. Upon his return to Russia in 1862, he began working for the journal Time
Vremya (magazine)
Vremya was a monthly magazine published by Fyodor Dostoyevsky under the editorship of his brother Mikhail Dostoyevsky, as Fyodor himself, due to his status as a former convict, was unable to be the official editor.-Publication history:...
edited by Fyodor Dostoyevsky and his brother Mikhail
Mikhail Dostoyevsky
Mikhail Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky , , was a Russian short story writer, publisher, literary critic and an elder brother of Fyodor Dostoyevsky. The two of them were only a year apart in age and spent childhood and youth together...
.
Blagoveshchensky became known through his essays about clerical life: Athos, 1864 and Among the Pilgrims, 1871. His collection of essays Athos was printed in the magazine Russian Word, of which Blagoveshchensky became editor in 1864. In 1866 the magazine was banned, and Blagoveshchensky became the editor of the Women's Journal, along with Alexander Konstantinovich Sheller, and later edited the journal The Week. At this time he published the novel Before the Dawn, which depicted the life of a raznochintsy
Raznochintsy
Raznochintsy was an official term introduced in the Code of Law of the Russian Empire in the 17th century to define a social estate that included the lower court and governmental ranks, children of personal dvoryans, and discharged military, The category of raznochintsy grew significantly during...
democrat.
Later life
In 1869 Blagoveshchensky was stricken by paralysis. After partially recovering, he went on with his literary work, publishing his Essays from Working Life in the journal Notes of the FatherlandOtechestvennye Zapiski
Otechestvennye Zapiski was a Russian literary magazine published in St Petersburg on a monthly basis between 1818 and 1884. The journal served liberal-minded readers, known as the intelligentsia...
. Later, while being treated for his paralytic condition at the Caucasian Mineral Waters, he made friends with Count Loris-Melikov, at the invitation of whom he stayed in Vladikavkaz. Loris-Melikov gave Blagoveshchensky the post of Secretary of the Terek
Terek, Russia
Terek is a town and the administrative center of Tersky District of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia, located on the right bank of the Terek River, east of Nalchik. Population:...
Statistical Committee. During his last years he was engaged in writing descriptions and collecting statistics relating to the Terek region. In the 1880s he edited a Terek newspaper. He died in Vladikavkaz in 1889.
English translations
- A Visit to an Iron Foundry, from In the Depths, Raduga Publishers, Moscow, 1987.