Pavel Ivanovich Melnikov
Encyclopedia
Pavel Ivanovich Melnikov (alias Andrey Pechersky, , 1818, Nizhny Novgorod
—1883, ibidem) was a Russian
writer, known for his opera magna
In the Forests and On the Hills, which describe the unique life of Transvolga
and its dialect
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Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod , colloquially shortened to Nizhny, is, with the population of 1,250,615, the fifth largest city in Russia, ranking after Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, and Yekaterinburg...
—1883, ibidem) was a Russian
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
writer, known for his opera magna
Masterpiece
Masterpiece in modern usage refers to a creation that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career or to a work of outstanding creativity, skill or workmanship....
In the Forests and On the Hills, which describe the unique life of Transvolga
Transvolga
Transvolga Region or Transvolga is a territory to the East of Volga River bounded by Volga, Ural Mountains, Northern Ridge, and Caspian Depression....
and its dialect
Dialect
The term dialect is used in two distinct ways, even by linguists. One usage refers to a variety of a language that is a characteristic of a particular group of the language's speakers. The term is applied most often to regional speech patterns, but a dialect may also be defined by other factors,...
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Further reading
- Thomas H. Hoisington. "Melnikov-Pechersky: Romancer of Provincial and Old Believer Life". Slavic Review, Vol. 33, No. 4 (Dec., 1974), pp. 679-694