Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin
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Summary
Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin was born on January 15, 1826[1], in Spas-Ugol[2]. He died on April 28, 1889[3], in Saint Petersburg[4]. He worked as a writer[5], journalist[6], novelist[7], translator[8], and playwright[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,514 views/month, #7,191 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: January 27, 1826[11], January 25, 1826[12]
- Date of death: May 10, 1889[13], April 28, 1889[14]
- Place of burial: Volkovo Cemetery Writer's Walkways[15]
- Country of citizenship: Russian Empire[16]
- Ethnic group: Russians[17]
- Occupation: prose writer[18], short story writer[19], satirist[20]
- Educated at: Moscow Institute of nobility[21], Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum[22]
- Notable work: The History of a Town[23], The Golovlyov Family[24]
- Sex or gender: male[25]
- Family: House of Saltykov[26]
- Genre: satire[27], chronicle[28], fairy tale[29], sketch story[30], novella[31]
- Commons category: Mikhail Yevgrafovich Saltykov-Shchedrin[32]
- Family name: Saltykov[33]
- Given name: Mikhail[34]
- Pseudonym: Н. Щедрин[35], Николай Щедрин[36]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mikhail Yevgrafovich Saltykov-Shchedrin[37]
- Commons gallery: Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin[38]
- Described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[39], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[40], Russian Biographical Dictionary[41]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin include Kirochnaya Street[42], a street[43], in Russia[44].
Why It Matters
Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 101 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]
Works attributed to him include The History of a Town[47], a literary work[48]; The Golovlyov Family[49], a literary work[50], founded in 1875[51]; and The Story of How One Man Fed Two Generals[52], a fairy tale[53], founded in 1869[54]. Entities named for him include Kirochnaya Street[42], a street[43], in Russia[44].
FAQs
Where was Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin born?
Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin's place of birth was Spas-Ugol[2].
Where did Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin die?
Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin died in Saint Petersburg[4].
What did Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin do for work?
Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin worked as a writer[5], journalist[6], novelist[7], translator[8], and playwright[9].
Where did Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin go to school?
Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin was educated at Moscow Institute of nobility[21] and Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum[22].