About Evgeny Markov
Lived 1835 – 1903 (aged 67). Evgeny Markov was a Russian writer, literary critic, critic and ethnographer.
Evgeny Lvovich Markov (, 8 October 1835, Krutoye, Shchigrovsky Uyezd, Kursk Governorate, Russian Empire, — 30 March 1903, Voronezh, Russian Empire) was a Russian writer, critic and ethnographer.
Originally a liberal author who contributed to Otechestvennye Zapiski, Delo and Vestnik Evropy among other magazines, Evgeny Markov gradually drifted towards the conservative camp, became part of the Slavophile movement and gained notoriety by being arguably the fiercest critic of Nikolai Nekrasov.
What stood the test of time better was his legacy of traveller sketches, notably the popular Sketches of Crimea (Очерки Крыма, 1872), as well as Sketches of Caucasus (Очерки Кавказа, 1887), Journey to the East (Путешествие на Восток, Vols. 1-2, 1890–1891), Russia in Central Asia (Россия в Средней Азии, 1901) and Journey Through Serbia and Montenegro (Путешествие по Сербии и Черногории, 1903).
His younger son Nikolai Markov, was a Russian politician and publicist, one the leaders of the Black Hundred movement.
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Who was Evgeny Markov?
Russian writer and literary critic (1835-1903)
When was Evgeny Markov born?
Evgeny Markov was born on 26 September 1835 in Shchigrovsky Uyezd.
When did Evgeny Markov die?
Evgeny Markov died on 17 March 1903 in Voronezh.
What was Evgeny Markov's occupation?
Evgeny Markov was a writer, literary critic, critic and ethnographer.
What nationality was Evgeny Markov?
Evgeny Markov was Russian.
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