Aleksey Chapygin
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Aleksey Pavlovich Chapygin was a Russian writer, and one of the founders of the Soviet historical novel.
region. His northern peasant origins are reflected in his works. His first book of stories, Those Who Keep Aloof, and his novel The White Hermitage, describing northern life, were published before the Russian Revolution of 1917. He is best known for his two novels about peasant uprisings in the 17th century, Itinerant Folk (1934–37) and Stepan Razin
(1926–27). Stepan Razin is considered a classic of Soviet literature.
Chapygin drew upon Russian folklore for both the style of Stepan Razin and for the positve and romanticized portrait of Razin himself. The Soviets excused this modernization of history as a justifiable polemic against the negative portrayal of Razin in 19th century Russian literature. Stepan Razin was published in the magazine Red Virgin Soil.
Biography
Chapygin was born in the OlonetsOlonets
Olonets is a town and the administrative center of Olonetsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, situated on the Olonka River, to the east from Lake Ladoga. Population: -History:...
region. His northern peasant origins are reflected in his works. His first book of stories, Those Who Keep Aloof, and his novel The White Hermitage, describing northern life, were published before the Russian Revolution of 1917. He is best known for his two novels about peasant uprisings in the 17th century, Itinerant Folk (1934–37) and Stepan Razin
Stenka Razin
Stepan Timofeyevich Razin Тимофеевич Разин, ; 1630 – ) was a Cossack leader who led a major uprising against the nobility and Tsar's bureaucracy in South Russia.-Early life:...
(1926–27). Stepan Razin is considered a classic of Soviet literature.
Chapygin drew upon Russian folklore for both the style of Stepan Razin and for the positve and romanticized portrait of Razin himself. The Soviets excused this modernization of history as a justifiable polemic against the negative portrayal of Razin in 19th century Russian literature. Stepan Razin was published in the magazine Red Virgin Soil.