Muyzhel Viktor

Born in 1880 in the Lithuanian-zhmudskoy family. Did not complete secondary education, was a clerk for Chief Zemsky, a clerk, served on excise and zemstvos; studied painting and worked as a draftsman in the illustrated editions. Literary career began in 1904 in "World of God". Many of his essays, short stories and novels, mostly from the life of the peasantry, published in "Russian Wealth". Since the beginning of the war in 1914 - 15 years M. became an active war correspondent Stock-Exchange News. T-vo "Education" issued in 1911, the collected works of M. in 11 volumes. In general, adhering to the "folk-novelists", M. stranger, however, the straightness. Do not idealize people, he truthfully and with the knowledge of life depicts the life of the peasantry and lower classes of society, in all their horror, heavy and gray vegetating. However, he stressed the work of national consciousness in search of a better future.