Gradovsky Grigory

Born in 1842, studied at the Kharkov University and received his Ph.D. in human Kiev University, was an official for special assignments at the Kiev governor-general Bezake and legal adviser in the Ministry of Justice. Soon the service was incompatible with literary pursuits Gradovsky, and he walked away from her. He wrote first in the "Kiev Telegraph", "from Kiev, Moscow Gazette. In 1872, Mr.. participated in the "Citizen Prince Meshchersky and was even his editor. Celebrity Gradovsky begins in 1874, when he is the Editor of The Voice. Sunday feuilletons Gradovsky under the pseudonym "Gamma" was given Gradovsky popularity. Here, incidentally, appeared his famous article on the process of Vera Zasulich, which had an exceptional success and aroused caution newspaper. Along with participation in the "Voice" Gradovsky published a very short time, the weekly newspaper "Russian Review". After an 11-warnings and three suspensions, it was finally closed in 1878. During the Russian-Turkish war Gradovsky took an active part in the "rumor" Poletika and "order" Stasyulevich, "News" Potovicha, Stock-Exchange Gazette "and" Word ". In 1895, Mr.. - Participated, along with Mikhailovsky, Arseniev, Beketovym, Bilbasovym, Vengerov and others. in filing a petition for revision of the law on the press and made him an explanatory note. The most active part in the organization took Gradovsky Benevolent Fund Russian writers and scientists, and its origin is almost entirely duty-bound to energy. For a long time Gradovsky was its chairman. - An extensive biographical essay Gradovsky placed in the "Russian Antiquities", 1908. (III). The best part feuilletons Gradovsky collected them in a big book, "Results" 1862 - 1907 period (Kiev, 1908). In journalism the late 70's and 80-ies Gradovsky is one of the most temperamental of journalists moderate-progressive camp, and his articles were subjected to censorship harassment. There were whole periods when he had to hide under pseudonyms and initials. He talked about the Zemsky Sobor in the "rumor" back in 1881. In 1896, Mr.. addressed a letter to Pobedonostsev, urging him to petition the emperor to grant Russia free press. In their views Gradovsky could not obey the mass, and, for example, his book about Skobelev exposed the "White General" in the hour total before him delight. Gradovsky made attempts and in art. These are two of his plays: "Liberal" and "In the Name of Love". Imbued with idealism, they are weak in the artistic. In the "outcome" Gradovsky most interesting - his literary memoirs, . in which the historian will find extremely valuable traits for the characterization of the rich censorship curiosities, . captive and condemned to silence journalists era Loris-Melikov, . Valuev, . Pleve and Sipiagin,
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