Mikhail Chulkov

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Mikhail Chulkov


Born
in Moscow, Russian Federation
November 08, 1744

Died
October 24, 1792


Mikhail Dmitrievich Chulkov (Михаил Дмитриевич Чулков) was a Russian writer and journalist.

Chulkov was one of the soldatskie deti (children not from the dvorianstvo [nobility] who were educated in regimental schools and allowed to enter military service at the same level as members of the dvorianstvo). He was an actor, a court servant, and a Senate official; he obtained hereditary nobility in 1779.

Chulkov’s works were oriented toward the common reader. His collection of short stories and novellas The Mocker, or Slavonic Tales (parts 1–5, 1766–89) contained picaresque works and works dealing with magic and chivalry. It represented the first use of Slavic mythology in Russian literature. Chulkov later systematized Slavic mythology in special
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Three Russian Tales of the ...

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Povesti razumnye i zamyslov...

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Mockingbird

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Русская проза XVIII века

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Словарь русских суеверий

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