Grigori Machtet
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Grigori Alexandrovich Machtet (1852, Lutsk
— 1901, Yalta
) was a Russian-language writer of Ukrainian
origin. He is the author of the well-known song «Tormented to death by a heavy captivity».
Machtet with his associates went to America
to organize a land commune there. Soon due to financial hardships he had to become a hired man. Having returned to Russia in 1874 he got involved in a revolutionary movement.
In 1876 Machtet was imprisoned to the Petropavloskaya fortress, and then exiled to Siberia
.
Machtet wrote his most famous works, among which his novel «One warrior in the field», the story «His hour has come», a series of Siberian stories, and some articles published in the «Native stories».
Lutsk
Lutsk is a city located by the Styr River in northwestern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Volyn Oblast and the administrative center of the surrounding Lutskyi Raion within the oblast...
— 1901, Yalta
Yalta
Yalta is a city in Crimea, southern Ukraine, on the north coast of the Black Sea.The city is located on the site of an ancient Greek colony, said to have been founded by Greek sailors who were looking for a safe shore on which to land. It is situated on a deep bay facing south towards the Black...
) was a Russian-language writer of Ukrainian
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
origin. He is the author of the well-known song «Tormented to death by a heavy captivity».
Machtet with his associates went to America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
to organize a land commune there. Soon due to financial hardships he had to become a hired man. Having returned to Russia in 1874 he got involved in a revolutionary movement.
In 1876 Machtet was imprisoned to the Petropavloskaya fortress, and then exiled to Siberia
Siberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
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Machtet wrote his most famous works, among which his novel «One warrior in the field», the story «His hour has come», a series of Siberian stories, and some articles published in the «Native stories».