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Kozma Soldatenkov

1818 – 1901

Textile manufacturer, entrepreneur, publisher, Russian art collector

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Lived 1818 – 1901 (aged 82). Kozma Soldatenkov was a Russian art collector, businessperson, publisher and entrepreneur.

Kozma Terentyevich Soldatyonkov (; 22 October 1818 in Moscow, Russian Empire – 1 June 1901 in Kuntsevo, Moscow, Russian Empire) was a Russian industrialist, mecenate, philanthropist, art collector and a renowned publisher.

In 1865 the Soldatyonkov Publishing house was launched. Among its seminal publications were the Complete Works by Vissarion Belinsky and Konstantin Kavelin, Russian Fairytales by Alexander Afanasyev, the translations of Allgemeine Weltgeschichte by Georg Weber, The American Commonwealth by James Bryce, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon, The History of Scandinavian Literature by Frederik Horn (translated by Konstantin Balmont), A Short History of the English People by John Richard Green and History of Rome by Theodor Mommsen, as well as 11 issues of the Economist's Library (edited by Mitrofan Shchepkin) featuring books by Adam Smith, David Ricardo, James Mill and others.

A staunch Old Believer, he supported the Moscow Belokrinitskaya Hierarchy and financed its leader Bishop Pafnuty (Ovchinnikov)'s visit to London where he had talks with Alexander Hertsen, Nikolai Ogaryov and Vasily Kelsiyev.

Vassily Soldatenkov was his great-nephew.

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Who was Kozma Soldatenkov?

textile manufacturer, entrepreneur, publisher, Russian art collector (1818-1901)

When was Kozma Soldatenkov born?

Kozma Soldatenkov was born on 10 October 1818 in Moscow.

When did Kozma Soldatenkov die?

Kozma Soldatenkov died on 19 May 1901 in Kuntsevo District, Moscow.

What was Kozma Soldatenkov's occupation?

Kozma Soldatenkov was an art collector, businessperson, publisher and entrepreneur.

What nationality was Kozma Soldatenkov?

Kozma Soldatenkov was Russian.

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· Wikipedia: Kozma Soldatenkov

· Wikidata: Q4427672

· DBpedia: Kozma Soldatyonkov

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