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Pisemsky (Писемский) Aleksey Feofilaktovich
(1820/1821—1881)

Aleksey Pisemsky was a Russian novelist who was regarded as an equal of Ivan Turgenev and Fyodor Dostoevsky during his lifetime, but whose reputation suffered a spectacular decline in the 20th century. Aleksey Pisemsky was born on his father's estate in the province of Kostroma. In his autobiography, he describes his family as belonging to the... More...

Russia, 1996, 175th Birth Anniv of Aleksey Pisemsky