Dmitry Mamin Sibiryak
Dmitry Narkisovich MaminSibiryak was a Russian author most famous for his novels and short stories about life in the Ural Mountains.
MaminSibiryak was born in Visim, Perm Governorate in the Urals , into the family of a factory priest. He was first educated at home, and then studied in the Visim school for workers children. He later attended the Yekaterinburg Theological Seminary and the Perm Theological Seminary . In 1872 he entered the veterinary section of the Saint Petersburg Medical Academy. In 1876, not having finished the academy, he transferred to the Law Faculty of St Petersburg University. He studied there for one year and then left, due to health and financial difficulties.
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