Alexey Potekhin Antypovych

Born in Kineshma, Kostroma province, in 1829, studied at the Lyceum Demidov Yaroslavl, while he served in the military. In 1856, together with other writers - Pisemsky, Ostrovsky, Maximov, Mikhailov, Afanasyev-Chuzhbinskim etc.. - Took part in the famous literary-ethnographic expedition, equipped at the initiative of the Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolaevich, and investigated the Volga. In the 80 years managed the Repertoire part of the St. Petersburg Imperial Theaters. Literary activity Potekhina began in 1852,. scenes of provincial life "Fun and pleasure in the town," published in The Contemporary. Then came the "Moskvityanin" a number of his stories and novels of the people's life: "Titus Sofronychev cauldron", "Peasant Woman" and others. They drew the attention of the knowledge of peasant life and the colorful language. The disadvantage is their exaltation of tone, in a spirit of sentimental Slavophile Populism. Subsequently Potekhin often returned to the plots of folk life. Thus, in the 70-ies. he published in the Journal of Europe "known stories:" Some money "," Hi-wench, "" sickly "and others. It is more realistic, but generally works Potekhina on themes of peasant life, placing him prominently in a number of our folk-novelists, still suffer from the fact that they have more knowledge of the external life than folk psychology. With the advent of reforms Potekhin prints in the Russian Messenger "," Contemporary "," Library for Reading "and other journals several short stories, novels and dramas, incriminating wildness of the old life and struggle of new concepts with old. These are the "poor gentry" - the best novel Potekhina, clearly showing a stately family, with its hanger and jesters. Roman "Krushinsky" mocks the aristocratic conceit. Resounding success enjoyed drama Potekhina "Tinsel" and "Cut off a slice, meet extraordinary obstacles in setting the scene:" Tinsel was under the ban for 4 years, "Cut off a slice, was banned after 13 submission. Comedy "Vacancy" entirely to the submission was not allowed. Potekhin also wrote several dramas of people's life: "Stranger in a good benefit for not attending," "The Court does not servants of God," "Some money" (a novel of the same title), etc.. As an artist, Potekhin not have a pronounced individuality. He mostly learned the style and motives of those literary circles to which belonged, and those bands of the public mood, which he tried to express in different periods of his career. Draws He takes them to the phenomenon of primarily schematically, in general outline, but it is often attached to his works greater brightness, especially his dramas and comedies. Most written Potekhin included in his collected works, published in 1874,. in 6 volumes. Wed. "Works" Dobrolubova (t. 2); Apollo Grigoriev (t. 1); Skabichevsky "Vinaigrette modern morality" ( "Works", t. II). In 1900, Mr.. elected an honorary member.