Evgeny Karnovich

Evgeny Petrovich Karnovich (; 15 November 1823 – 6 November 1885) was Russian writer, historian, journalist and editor.

Biography Born in rural Yaroslavl region into an affluent Ukrainian noble Karnovich family, Evgeny started his literary career in the 1840s as a translator of Aristophanes' comedies and a poet, while working as a teacher, then a minor state official. Several years later he moved to Vilno, to become the head of the local Archeologist committee. In 1859, after retirement, Karnovich became a professional journalist, writing on the subjects of history, politics, social issues and jurisprudence, as well as publishing his own poems and stories.