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Mikhail Mikhailovich Prishvin
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Mikhail Mikhailovich Prishvin – a Soviet writer, prose author and publicist. He is the author of a large number of works for children, as well as stories about nature and hunting. Mikhail Prishvin was born on 23 January (4 February) 1873 in the village of Khrushchevo‑Levshino in the Oryol Governorate into a merchant family. He received his primary education at a village school, then continued his studies at the Yelets Gymnasium and a real school. He graduated from the chemical‑agronomy department of the Polytechnic Institute, and afterwards worked for some time as an agronomist and wrote articles for an agricultural journal.
In 1905 Prishvin became a correspondent for the newspaper "Russkiye Vedomosti". His first story, "Sashok", was published in 1906. The following year the book "In the Land of Unfrightened Birds" was released, devoted to the life and traditions of the peoples of the North.
In the 1930s Prishvin undertook a journey to the Far East. After that he wrote such well‑known works as "Dear Animals", the novella "Ginseng" (1933), "Nature Calendar" (1935), the novel "Kashchey's Chain" and many others. Mikhail Mikhailovich Prishvin passed away on 16 January 1954 in Moscow.
Date of birth
04 February 1873
Date of death
16 January 1954
Occupation
Writer