APRAKSIN Alexander D.

Born in 1851. He was educated in the Law School and the 1 st Military High School. He served in the cavalry, long lived abroad. Participated in the "Observer", "Russian Messenger", "St. Petersburg Gazette, The Stock-Exchange Gazette, in almost all Moscow newspapers and many other periodicals. In his novels and novellas reveals knowledge of life and mores of high society. Separately out, . incidentally, . "Alzakovy (St. Petersburg, . 1888), . "Matter of Honor" (1889), . "Cain and Abel" (1889), . "High price" (1890), . "Hand in Hand" (1891), . "Without the foundations" (1891), . "Small people - petty passions" (1891), . "On balance" (1891), . "Sore spot" (M., . 1896), . "Severe millions" (M., . 1897), . "Hustlers" (1898), . "Light Days" (1898), . "Darlings of fate" (1899), . "Good Genius" (St. Petersburg, . 1900), . "Disorder" (St. Petersburg, . 1900) and several collections of short stories.,