Bogra Gregory Isaakovich

(1825 - 1885).
Born in the southern Russian Jewish family, education self-taught, he served for ransom, etc.. businesses that gave him a rich store of observations. He became known for his autobiographical "Memoirs of a Jew, originally printed in" Notes of the Fatherland "(1871, 1872 and 1873), and then that go out separately (St. Petersburg, 1874). "Notes" depict the life of Russian Jewry in 1830 - 1840-ies. The same theme is developed in the story "Poymannik" ( "The Jewish Library", IV, 1873). Much weaker all the other works Bogrov: a historical tale "Jewish manuscript. Before the drama "(St. Petersburg, 1876) and short stories:" Rabid "(" Word ", 1877, N 8)," The dark wanderer "(" Century ", 1883, N 4)," Past "(" Sunrise ", 1883 ) etc.. His attempt to portray a satirical novel "scum century" ( "Dawn", 1879) a young Jewish generation was not successful.