Aleksandr Nikitenko
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Alexander Vasilievich Nikitenko (Александр Васильевич Никитенко; 1804-1877) was a well-educated Ukrainian
serf
of Count Sheremetev
who was granted freedom under pressure from Kondraty Ryleyev and other men of letters. He narrowly escaped persecution in the wake of the Decembrist Uprising and served as censor
through much of Nicholas I
's reign. Nikitenko is notable for a very detailed diary
that he kept from an early age. It appeared in print in 1888-92; an abridged English translation was published in 1975.
Ukrainians
Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...
serf
SERF
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of Count Sheremetev
Sheremetev
The Sheremetev family was one of the wealthiest and most influential noble families of Russia.The family held many high commanding ranks in the Russian military, governorships and eventually the rank of Count of the Russian Empire...
who was granted freedom under pressure from Kondraty Ryleyev and other men of letters. He narrowly escaped persecution in the wake of the Decembrist Uprising and served as censor
Censorship
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through much of Nicholas I
Nicholas I of Russia
Nicholas I , was the Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855, known as one of the most reactionary of the Russian monarchs. On the eve of his death, the Russian Empire reached its historical zenith spanning over 20 million square kilometers...
's reign. Nikitenko is notable for a very detailed diary
Diary
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that he kept from an early age. It appeared in print in 1888-92; an abridged English translation was published in 1975.
Writings
- The Diary of a Russian Censor. University of Massachusetts Press. 1975. (Trans. by Helen Saltz Jacobson)
- Up from Serfdom. My Childhood and Youth in Russia, 1804-1824. Yale University Press. 2002. (Trans. by Helen Saltz Jacobson)