Nikolay Uspensky
(1837-1889)
Russian writer and journalist
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Nikolai Vasilyevich Uspensky (Russian: Никола́й Васи́льевич Успе́нский; May 31, 1837 – November 2, 1889) was a Russian writer, and a cousin of fellow writer Gleb Uspensky. Uspensky wrote extensively about the realities of peasant life in rural Russia around the time of the Emancipation Act of 1861 by Tsar Alexander II, achieving critical and commercial success. After experiencing increasing alienation and career decline, Uspensky died on November 2, 1889, when he committed suicide.
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31 May 1837 Tula Province, Russia
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| Died |
2 November 1889 (aged 52) Moscow, Russian Empire
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| Zodiac | Gemini |
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