Mamin-Sibiryak D.N. (1852-1912), writer

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MAMIN-SIBIRYAK (real name Mamin) Dmitry Narkisovich (1852-1912, St. Petersburg), writer. From 1872 lived in St. Petersburg; in 1872-76 studied at Veterinary Faculty of the Moscow Medical Surgical Academy, in 1876-77 - at the Faculty of Law of Petersburg University (didn't graduate). In 1877-91 lived in the Urals; from 1891 - in St. Petersburg (8 Saperny Lane; memorial plaque) and Tsarskoe Selo. Mamin-Sibiryak's social novels depicting the life of the industrial Ural (Privalov's Millions, Mountain Nest, Three Ends, Gold, Bread) earned him literary fame. He was the author of the novels about the life of intellectuals, stories and fairy-tales for children (Alenushka's fairy-tales). From the 1890s his works were mainly published in Petersburg journals (Otechestvennye zapiski, Delo, Mir Bozhy, Russkoe Bogatstvo, Severny Vestnik). The novel A Few Strokes of Pepko's Life and Along the New Way deal with problems young men, who have come to the capital from the provinces, face. Buried at Nikolskoe Cemetery of Alexander Nevsky Lavra; in 1932 his remains and memorial were moved to Literatorskie Mostki. The Central Library of the town of Pushkin was named after Mamin-Sibiryak.

References: Дергачев И. А. Д. Н. Мамин-Сибиряк: Личность и творчество. 2-е изд., доп. Свердловск, 1981; Бунатян Г. Г. Город муз: Лит. памят. места г. Пушкина. СПб., 2001. С. 208-220.

A. B. Muratov. Mamin-Sibiryak (real name Mamin) Dmitry Narkisovich
Дергачев И. А. Д. Н. Мамин-Сибиряк: Личность. Творчество. 2-е изд., доп. Свердловск, 1981
Бунатян Г. Г. Город муз: Лит. памят. места г. Пушкина. СПб., 2001 Otechestvennye Zapiski (Notes of the Fatherland), journal
Delo (Affair), journal, 1866-1888
Mir Bozhy (God's World), journal, 1892-1906
Russkoe Bogatstvo (The Russian Wealth), journal, 1876-1918
Severny Vestnik (Northern Herald), journal, 1885-1898
Nikolskoe Cemetery
Literatorskie (Literary) Mostki, the museum-necropolis