Aleksandr Nikitenko, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Aleksandr Nikitenko

Russian writer

Date of Birth: 12-Mar-1804

Date of Death: 21-Jul-1877

Profession: journalist, literary historian

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Alexander Vasilievich Nikitenko (??????´??? ????´?????? ??????´???; 1804 – 1877) was a well-educated Ukrainian serf of Count Sheremetev who was granted freedom under pressure from Kondraty Ryleyev and other men of letters.
He narrowly escaped persecution in the wake of the Decembrist Uprising and served as censor through much of Nicholas I's reign.
He was also a literary historian, censor, Professor of Saint Petersburg University, and ordinary member of St.
Petersburg Academy of Sciences.
Nikitenko is notable for a very detailed diary that he kept from an early age.
It appeared in print in 1888-92; an abridged English translation was published in 1975.

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Alternative names	Ivan Nikolaevich Kramskoj
Description	Russian painter and art critic
Date of birth/death	8 June 1837 (27 May 1837 in Julian calendar)	6 April 1887 (24 March 1887 in Julian calendar)
Location of birth/death	English: Ostrogozhsk (Voronezh Oblast) ???????: ?????????? (??????????? ???????)	Saint Petersburg
Work location	Saint Petersburg
Authority control	: Q207758 VIAF: 5729921 ISNI: 0000 0000 8353 3398 ULAN: 500013121 LCCN: n81024486 Open Library: OL1027477A WorldCat