Zotov, Rafail Mikhailovich

(1795 - 1871)
. His father, . native Tatar, . the capture Bakhchisarai, . boy was brought to St. Petersburg and presented to Count Lansky, . educated in gentry case, . participated in the wars of the beginning of the century, . colonel in the Russian service arrived in the Danube army of Prince Prozorovskiy and about 1809 g,
. disappeared without a trace. Posthumous novel R.M. Zotov "The last descendant of Genghis Khan" (St. Petersburg, 1881) concerns the life and mysterious death of his father. Raphael Zotov attended high school in St. Petersburg, participated in campaigns 1812 - 1814 gg. At Polotsk was seriously wounded in charge of the St. Petersburg German theater, and later was chief of the repertoire of Russian theater. Knowing foreign languages, . He was a collaborator and translator of many periodicals, . from bulgarinskoy "Bees" and "Son of the Fatherland" to "Voices" and editions of his son, inclusive, in the last Zotov put a lot of articles and scientific content,
. For theater Zotov wrote and translated more than 100 plays in verse and prose, many of which were given on the imperial stage. Translated into German 10 Russian plays and reached the French history of Alexander I. His novels, . primarily historical: "twenty-five years in Europe during the reign of Alexander I" (2 nd ed., . 1841), . "Napoleon at St. Helena" (two editions), . "Tsyn-Kyu-Tong, . or three good deeds of the spirit of darkness "(2 nd ed., . M., . 1858), . Two brothers, . or Moscow in 1812 "(2 nd ed., . M., . 1858), . "Mystery Monk" (from the history of Alexei Mikhailovich and Peter I, . 5 th ed., . Petersburg., . 1881), . Leonid, . or features of the life of Napoleon I "(4 th ed., . Petersburg., . 1881), . "Niklas Bear-paw" (2 nd ed., . M., . 1858), . "Cap Fool" (M., . 1831), . Borodino nucleus and crossing the Berezina "(1844) and many,
. dp. at one time willing to read an average audience. Great interest to vary his "Theatrical Reminiscences" (St. Petersburg, 1859). Notes Zotova cm. in the "Illustrated Gazette (1874,? 3 - 8