Nikolai ivanovich novikov

Novikov was born to an old noble family in the village of Avdotino outside Moscow. He served as an army officer in the capital of St. In the late s through the s, he was the editor of several satirical journals, including The Drone , The Tattler , and The Painter , which were modeled after the British journals of Steele, Richard and Addison, Joseph.

Novikov also wrote an Attempt at a Historical Dictionary of Russian Writers , the first of its kind for his country. The emperor Paul I released him from confinement in , and he spent the final years of his life on the Avdotino estate, outside the literary realm.

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Novikov was responsible for the greatest propagation of Enlightenment and Masonic thought throughout Russia during his time. Through his work on the satirical journals and his prodigious publishing activity, which included the leadership of the Moscow University Press and numerous other typographical enterprises, he brought hundreds of new and translated titles into print and particularly emphasized the works and themes of Russian Freemasons, which included issues of freedom, charity, and moral improvement.

He also played an important role in developing literature for children. From Enlightenment and Revolution. Novikov, Nikolai Ivanovich : Russian Writer. Further Reading: W. Alisa Gayle Mayor.