Zhikharev Stepan Petrovich

(1788 - 1860)
He studied at Moscow University, but the course did not finish. Belonged to the golden youth of Moscow, do nothing and everyone interested, especially theater and literature. His dream was to become a writer. His translations of French plays in print was not hit, but on the stage were "unsuccessful". His tragedy Artaban "no press, no scenes not seen since, according to the prince Shakhovskoi and frank recall the author, was a mixture of nonsense with nonsense. A little more success befell interludes "penultimate rehearsal of the tragedy Dmitry Donskoy" (1856). Lyrics Zhikhareva published in journals. Bad playwright, bad translator, Zhikharev was a talented author of the diary. Everywhere who had been - or rather rubbed everywhere, alive and observant Zhikharev had a wide circle of friends, from a retired senator to prompter. His people behind the scenes of St. Petersburg and Moscow theater, . Antidemidovich Dmitrevsky, . Yakovlev, . Shusherina, . Plavilschikov, . Sandunova and other, . he says in his diary interesting characteristics, . interesting facts and provides valuable material for the history of the theatrical life of the last century,
. Student п?.пє. Merzlyakov, buddy Gnedich, Batiushkov and Zhukovsky, Zhikharev not on literary merit, but only for friendly relations is a member of Arzamas named Gromoboya. But he does not neglect and exposure to the figures of "Conversations" is simply Derzhavin and close to Prince Shakhovskoi. He opened the doors of many nobles Catherine century and major figures of the reign of Alexander I. Written sincere tone and a good language, they convey aristocratic life, the theatrical life and literary innovations of the time. "Notes of Contemporary conducted from 1805 to 1819, published in parts in Moskvityanin", "Notes of the Fatherland", "Russian Archives". Separately out: "Diary of a student" (St. Petersburg, 1859) and "Notes of the Contemporary" (Moscow, 1893). There are indications that led Zhikharev "Notes dignitary, when he was chief prosecutor of the Moscow Senate and a senator, but where the manuscript of them - unknown. Died Zhikharev in St. Petersburg, being the chairman of theatrical and literary committee. - Wed: Gennady, t. II; Mazaev "Zhikharev and his note" ( "Historical Journal", 1893, No 6); Vengerov "Sources", t. II.