Alexander Ivanovich Palm (Александр Иванович Пальм, 2 February [o.s. 21 January] 1822, Krasnoslobodsk, Penza Governorate, Russian Empire, - 22 [o.s. 10] November 1885, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire) was a Russian poet, novelist and playwright, who also used the pseudonym P. Alminsky. A member of the Petrashevsky Circle, Palm in 1847 was arrested, spent 8 months in the Petropavlovsk Fortress, had his death sentence changed to deportation and served 7 years in the Russian Army. Among his best known works are Alexey Slobodin. The History of One Family (1874, novel) and Our Friend Neklyuzhev (1879, drama).
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2 February 1822 Penza Governorate, Russian Empire
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Died |
22 November 1885 (aged 63) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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