A Family of Noblemen - Saltykov, Mikhail Evgrafovich; Yarmolinsky, Avrahm
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"A Family of Noblemen" is a sweeping saga of Russian provincial life in the 19th century, penned by the renowned satirist Mikhail Evgrafovich Saltykov. This classic novel chronicles the rise and fall of the Golovlyov family, a once-noble line consumed by greed, hypocrisy, and moral decay. Through vivid characters and biting social commentary, Saltykov exposes the dark underbelly of the Russian aristocracy and the corrosive effects of serfdom. Avrahm Yarmolinsky's translation brings this important work of Russian literature to English readers, allowing them to experience Saltykov's sharp wit…mehr

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"A Family of Noblemen" is a sweeping saga of Russian provincial life in the 19th century, penned by the renowned satirist Mikhail Evgrafovich Saltykov. This classic novel chronicles the rise and fall of the Golovlyov family, a once-noble line consumed by greed, hypocrisy, and moral decay. Through vivid characters and biting social commentary, Saltykov exposes the dark underbelly of the Russian aristocracy and the corrosive effects of serfdom. Avrahm Yarmolinsky's translation brings this important work of Russian literature to English readers, allowing them to experience Saltykov's sharp wit and profound insights into the human condition. "A Family of Noblemen" remains a powerful and relevant exploration of family dynamics, social injustice, and the enduring consequences of unchecked ambition. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Mikhail Yevgrafovich Saltykov-Shchedrin, born Mikhail Yevgrafovich Saltykov and known during his lifetime by the pen name Nikolai Shchedrin, was a prominent Russian writer and satirist in the nineteenth century. He spent the majority of his life working as a civil servant in various positions. Following the death of poet Nikolay Nekrasov, he served as editor of the Russian literary magazine Otechestvenniye Zapiski until it was outlawed by the Tsarist authorities in 1884. Saltykov's paintings exemplified both stark reality and humorous grotesque combined with imagination. Saltykov's most famous works, the family chronicle novel The Golovlyov Family (1880) and the political novel The History of a Town (1870), are seminal works of nineteenth-century fiction, and he is considered as a key character in Russian Literary Realism. Mikhail Saltykov was born on January 27, 1826, in the village of Spas-Ugol (modern-day Taldomsky District of the Moscow Oblast of Russia), as one of eight children (five brothers and three sisters) in the large Russian noble family of Yevgraf Vasilievich Saltykov (1776-1851) and Olga Mikhaylovna Saltykova (nee Zabelina; 1801-74). His father belonged to a historic Saltykov noble house descended from a branch of the Morozov boyar dynasty.