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Sergey Shubinsky

1834 – 1913

Russian general and historian

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Lived 1834 – 1913 (aged 78). Sergey Shubinsky was a Russian writer, historian and journalist.

Sergey Nikolayevich Shubinsky (; 1834–1913) was a Russian historian and journalist who edited two widely read magazines concerned with the history of Imperial Russia.

Career Shubinsky had a successful military career from 1854 onward, retiring with the rank of major general in 1887. He developed a keen interest in the comparatively recent history of his country while collecting hitherto unpublished anecdotes about Grigory Potemkin.

Shubinsky edited an illustrated monthly periodical, , in 1875–1879, before setting up a more widely distributed magazine, The Historical Herald, in 1880. He remained in charge of the periodical until his death in 1913. The publisher was Aleksey Suvorin. Shubinsky also authored a splattering of historical articles for the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.

Shubinsky's main rivals in the realm of Russian historical journalism were Pyotr Bartenev, the editor of The Russian Archive, and Mikhail Semevsky with his own periodical, Old Times in Russia.

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Moscow Institute of nobility
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Sergey Nikolayevich Shubinsky

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Who was Sergey Shubinsky?

Russian general and historian (1834–1913)

When was Sergey Shubinsky born?

Sergey Shubinsky was born on 2 June 1834 in Moscow.

When did Sergey Shubinsky die?

Sergey Shubinsky died on 28 May 1913 in Saint Petersburg.

What was Sergey Shubinsky's occupation?

Sergey Shubinsky was a writer, historian and journalist.

What nationality was Sergey Shubinsky?

Sergey Shubinsky was Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Sergey Shubinsky

· Wikidata: Q4527209

· DBpedia: Sergey Shubinsky

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