Masalsky Konstantin Petrovich

(1802 - 1861). Graduated in 1821. nobility board at St. Petersburg University, he served in the Ministries of Interior and Foreign Affairs, the Office of the State and its own Office of His Imperial Majesty. Published in the magazine and published numerous novels separately, . novels and plays, . primarily historical: "Suffer Cossack - Ataman going" (Saint-Petersburg, . 1829; 2 nd Edition, . St.Petersburg, . 1830), . "Classic and Romantic" (St. Petersburg, . 1830), . "Orphan" (St. Petersburg, . 1831), . "Musketeers" (Saint-Petersburg, . 1832 2 nd Edition, . St.Petersburg, . 1862; St. Petersburg, . 1885), . "Black Box" (Saint-Petersburg, . 1833; 2 nd Edition, . St.Petersburg, . 1853), . "Regence Biron (Saint-Petersburg, . 1834), . "Borodolyubie" (Saint-Petersburg, . 1837), . "Border 1616" ( "Library for Reading", . 1837, . Volume 24), . "Byl on the banks of the Neva" ( "Pantheon", . 1852, . Book V), . "The lieutenant and the lieutenant" (Saint-Petersburg, . 1855), . "Don Quixote XIX century.", . "First Love of the last something like", . Roman on icy mountains ", . "The Siege of Uglich", . "Bride of Peter the Great" and others,
. Masalsky did not have a major literary talent, but the liveliness and external interest that his works have created their success in the 30 - 40-ies. Masalsky wrote several historical works: "The first Russian embassy in Spain and France and other. In 1842 - 52 years edited the "Son of the Fatherland," in which he wrote under his own name and under the pseudonym: "Russian". Translated from the original "Don Quixote" Cervantes (St. Petersburg, 1838). Collected Works Masalsky published in 1831, Mr.. and in 1843 - 45 years, in 5 volumes, moreover, came compilations: "The five novels and dramatic works" (St. Petersburg, 1848) and "Fables" (St. Petersburg, 1851). - See. Gennady "Dictionary" (Vol. II, Berlin, 1880); In. Belinsky's Works, Volume IX; H. Pletnev's works (Vol. II, page. 503 - 504); Starchevsky ( "Historical Journal", 1892, Book X).