Mikhail Yevgrafovich Saltykov-Shchedrin (Russian: Михаи́л Евгра́фович Салтыко́в-Щедри́н, 27 January [O.S. 15 January] 1826 – 10 May [O.S. 28 April] 1889), was a major Russian writer and satirist of the 19th century. He spent most of his life working as a civil servant in various capacities. After the death of poet Nikolay Nekrasov he acted as editor of the well-known Russian magazine, Otechestvenniye Zapiski, until the government banned it in 1884. His best-known work, the novel The Golovlyov Family, appeared in 1876.
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27 January 1826 Spas-Ugol, Tver Governorate, Russia
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Died |
10 May 1889 (aged 63) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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