Maximov biography briefly

Born: September 25, was born in the family of county postmaster. Initial education received at the People’s School of his native Posad, then, together with A. Potekhin, studied at the Kostroma gymnasium. In the year he entered the medical faculty of Moscow University. In Moscow, the “young editorial office” “Moskvityan” came close to Moscow: B. Almazov, A. Grigoryev and L. later, Maksimov wrote: “Moscow I owe my first literary ties, my literary education.” In the year, Maksimov arrived in St.

Petersburg and entered the medical and surgical ... Academy. In M in the journal "Library for Reading", his essay "Peasant Gisods in the Kostroma Province" appeared, signed by the letters "S. Turgenev in the review on the essay “Sergach” noted the fidelity and accuracy of observations, high artistry and admonished their go to the people: “Go to the people, carefully observe, stock up with fresh material!

You have good inclinations the road to you is open ”the young writer listened to the council, left the academy and made a literary and ethnographic trip to the Vladimir province in the year. He walked in all those places where the “praying mantes” lived by icon painters and Ofeni, then went to the Volga, visited the Nizhny, studied the famous fair, visited the wilderness of the Vyatka province.

Pypin wrote: "This was one of the first experiments of direct study of folk life in the young generation of that time." The study of the experience of folk life compiled the book “Forest of the Forest” containing ethnographic sketches, small stories about human destinies. They took shape in a holistic story about the life of Russia. True stories from folk life were read with great interest.

In the middle of the x. Maksimov was sent to the north. He visited the shores of the White Sea, reached the Arctic Ocean and Pechora. His articles, talking about the life and life of the Northern Territory, were published in many magazines. In the year, he published a voluminous book “The Year in the North”, which was widely known to the author.

The geographical society honored his gold medal. In the years, on behalf of the Maritime Department, Maximov made a trip to the Amur. He presented his rich observations in capital work "in the East. A trip to the Amur. " On the way back, the people who were studying the Siberian prisons were studying the people. In a large study, he spoke about the inhabitants of the "dead houses" of old and new times.

The capital work of an ethnographer writer was first printed under the title “Prison and Link” with a small circulation with the “Secret” stamp. He later processed it and published it in three volumes under the title of Siberia and Kutorg in the year. In these essays, extensive material on ethnography, history and statistics of the prison life of Russia is collected. They became one of the literary sources of the stories of M.

Saltykov-Shchedrin, N. Nekrasov, L. Tolstoy, A. Chekhov and others. In the years, Maximov traveled to the coast of the Caspian Sea and the Urals. As a result, there were a number of essays and stories devoted to various types of local split: “Behind the Caucasus”, “Subbotniks”, “Jumpers”, “Hlystes”, “Skoptsy”, “General Sect”, “Irgiz Elders” and others - on behalf of the Ministry of Education, Maksimov edited works for folk reading.

He wrote about 20 books for the people, where a description of various corners of Russia was given: “On Russian land”, “Peasant life before and now”, “About Russian people”, etc. In the year, Maksimov met with the northwestern provinces of the country, visited the Smolensk, Mogilev, Vitebsk, Minsk and other provinces, collected valuable material, and later printed the book “Wandering Rus' for the sake of” it depicts various types of vagrancy of the poor, mobilites, schismatics and Christ-loving.

The two books of Maksimov are of great interest: “It is not a long word that he says” and “Winged words” in them he explained the words and turns of everyday speech, the initial meaning of which was lost or known only to specialists. In the year, S. Maksimov was elected an honorary member of the Russian Academy of Sciences on the separation of the Russian language and literature.

At the end of his life, Maksimov spoke of himself: “I really wandered for a long time, climbed far, saw a lot and wrote a lot. I took my curiosity to the village. I studied merciless poverty, affectionate and loving me from an early age. ” Deep knowledge of the life and morals of the people, the fidelity of details and the liveliness of the sketches provided Maximov with deserved fame and recognition in Russian literature.

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