Nikolay Novikov
Nikolay Ivanovich Novikov (Russian: Никола́й Ива́нович Новико́в; 8 May [O.S. 27 April] 1744, Moscow Governorate – 12 August [O.S. 31 July] 1818 Moscow Governorate) was a Russian writer and philanthropist most representative of his country's Enlightenment. Frequently considered to be the first Russian journalist, he aimed at advancing the cultural and educational level of the Russian public.
Novikov belonged to the first generation of Russians that benefited from the creation of
The Tatler and The Spectator.[1] His attacks on the existing social customs prompted jocund retorts from Catherine the Great, who even set her own journal called Vsyakaya vsyachina
to comment on Novikov's articles.
Together with
Shakespeare
to the Russian public.
When the
Emperor Paul
set Novikov free, but the latter was too scared and broken-hearted to resume his journalistic activities.
References
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- ^ a b Николай Иванович Новиков. Краткая литературная энциклопедия (in Russian)
- ^ Raffaella Faggionato A Rosicrucian Utopia in Eighteenth-Century Russia Springer, the Netherlands 1997
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