Vodovozova-Semevsky Yelizaveta

Born in 1844, studied in the Smolny Institute, where the inspector was then Ushinsky, which has had a great influence on her. Upon graduation she married her teacher, VI. Vodovozova (after his death married VI. Semevsky). Beginning of literary career a note about the novel Chernyshevskogo "What delatN" ( "Library for Reading, 1863). The main work Vodovozova-Semevsky - "The mental and moral development of children from the first manifestation of consciousness to school age" (Saint-Petersburg, . 1871, . 6 th edition, . 1907) - is a valuable tool for mothers and kindergarten teachers as a science-based management, . equipped with practical guidance, . taken from real life,
. Also enjoys great fame her work "The Life of the European peoples", . which for Youth provides information about the fascinating culture, . political and social institutions, . household characteristics, . Relations between social classes in all European nations,
. The success of this work (3 volumes, St. Petersburg, 1875, 5 th edition, St. Petersburg, 1907), illustrated VM. Vasnetsov, and others, promotes the fictional talent Vodovozova-Semevsky, especially as demonstrated in its rich content of "Memoirs" ( "At the dawn of life", St. Petersburg, 1911). Critics noted them as a valuable contribution to the history of the development of social and pedagogical ideas of 60-ies in their mutual intersection and the impact. His "Life of the European peoples" Vodovozova-Semevsky processed in the form of individual essays, entitled "How do people live in this world" (10 issues, 3 issues). In teacher educational interest to her works: "From the Russian life and nature, . stories for children "(St.-Petersburg, . 1871, . 8 edition, . St.Petersburg, . 1905), . "Children's stories and poems" (Saint-Petersburg, . 1875; 5 th edition, . St.Petersburg, . 1893), . "At Rest" (St. Petersburg, . 1880; 2 nd Edition, . 1905), . "Monophonic children's songs with Russian folk music, . Music AI,
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