Author

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Faddey Bulgarin
Russian writer and journalist
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1789
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1859
country of citizenship: Russian Empire
languages spoken, written or signed: Russian, Polish
educated at: First Cadet Corps
occupation: journalist, writer, literary critic, science fiction writer, land owner, poet
award received: Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class, Knight of the Legion of Honour

Thaddeus Venediktovich Bulgarin (Russian: Фаддей Венедиктович Булгарин; Polish Jan Tadeusz Krzysztof Bułharyn, 5 July [O.S. 24 June] 1789 – 13 September [O.S. 1 September] 1859), was a Russian writer, journalist and publisher of Polish ancestry. In addition to his newspaper work, he rejuvenated the Russian novel, and published the first theatrical almanac in Russian. During his life, his novels were translated and published in English, French, German, Swedish, Polish, and Czech. He served as a soldier under Napoleon, and in later life as an agent of the Czar's secret police. As a writer his self-imposed mission was to popularize the authoritarian policies of Alexander I and Nicholas I.
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1Plausible Fantasies or a Journey in the 29th century
Russian futuristic short story (1824)
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1824