Alexei Novikov-Priboi

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Alexei Novikov-Priboi


Born
in Tambov Oblast, Russian Federation
March 12, 1877

Died
April 29, 1944


Aleksey Silych Novikov-Priboi (Алексей Силыч Новиков-Прибой), 12 March 1877 – 29 April 1944, was the pen-name of A. S. Novikov, an ethnic Russian writer in the Soviet Union, noted for his stories with a nautical theme.

Novikov-Priboi was the second son of a peasant family from Tambov Oblast. His mother, of Polish descent, had hoped that he would enter the church as a monk, but he was attracted to the thought of adventure by hearing stories from travelling sailors, and volunteered for the Imperial Russian Navy instead. He served as a seaman with the Russian Baltic Fleet from 1899-1906. He became involved with revolutionary activities from an early age and after publishing an article in a Kronstadt newspaper in 1903, was arrested from spreadin
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