Alexander Skabichevsky

Alexander Mikhailovich Skabichevsky , 1838, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire January 11, 1911, o.s., December 29, 1910 was a Russian novelist, playwright, literary critic and historian, part of the Narodnik movement, best known for his series of biographies of the 19th century Russian writers.

Skabichevsky was born in Saint Petersburg into the family of a minor state official, the descendent of an old noble Ruthenian family. He studied first at the Larin gymnasium, then at the Saint Petersburg University. After graduation, Skabichevsky went to work for a short while at the office of Saint Petersburg governor Prince Suvorov. 1864 saw him editing the stock market bulletin in Yaroslavl. For several years he worked as a teacher in different schools, including the Larin gymnasium.

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