Biography Anton Pogorelsky

In the year, he first publishes his books, these are his lectures on Botanik: “How to distinguish animals from plants”, “On the goals and benefits of the Linea Plant System” and “On plants that would be useful to propagate in Russia”. Even in these reports, one can observe the characteristic syllable of Karamzin, which undoubtedly influenced the work of the novice writer.

Traveling around the country, young Perovsky composes funny and light poems. Later, Vyazemsky, having read some, will note with a smile that "the artist is ripening." Upon returning to Petersburg, Perovsky is settled for work, where Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev will be his leader. And the young man will plunge into a literary society with his head. Then his acquaintance with Pushkin takes place, and Alexei activates his writer's craft.

The portrait of Anthony Pogorelsky written at that time “Friend of my youth” and “Wanderer-singer” did not receive the proper attention of society, although it was noted that he had a talented approach to creativity. Later, he is still a remote to attract attention. Perovsky wrote several articles in defense of Pushkin, his comments were sharp and accurate. Having received a high assessment of society for his statements, he was admitted to the “free society”.

In the year, after the death of his father, Count Razumovsky, he can finally quit public service, and devote all his free time to literature. Alexey Perovsky decides to return to their estate. At that time, his sister and her child lived there. In his homeland he will write and publish a “double or my evenings in Little Russia”, for the first time signed by the pseudonym Anthony Pogorelsky.

During his creative life, Alexei Alekseevich wrote many stories, works and poems, most of them are fairy tales written for children. These are fantastic and instructive, written with humor of the work. You can extract a lesson from each, but all of them are written without excessive moralism. The most famous works that were highly appreciated from such masters of literature as Pushkin and Zhukovsky, nevertheless, is considered to be the works from the collection “Monastery” and “Black Chicken, or underground residents”.

These are amazing novels that are interesting for any age. Perovsky with amazing ease reveals the characters of his characters. Another interesting work written by the writer in the year is the Lefortovo Makovnitsa. An unusual ending, in this mischievous fairy tale will not leave indifferent a single reader. One can also note the fantastic story “Magnetizer”, the work surrounded by the mystery, tells about the provincial family.

In the “Magic visitor” as in the “black chicken”, the author filigree reveals the internal worlds of the characters, while very reliably describes Petersburg, and involves readers into the magical world of his work. All his stories are a little sentimental and romantic, easy to perception and of course very exciting and interesting. Personal life after moving to the Zhollytsi estate, which he inherited after the death of his father, he devoted himself to the work and education of his nephew, the future famous writer Alexei Konstantinovich Tolstoy, the son of his sister Countess A.

It was for him that Perovsky wrote his famous “Black Chicken”.

Alexey Alekseevich was not married, and he did not have his children. He devoted all his free time with the boy. Perovsky was very attached to the child and traveled a lot with him in Italy, introduced him to artists and writers. Death died Alexei Perovsky at the age of 49, July 23. Already as a sick tuberculosis, he was heading for treatment in Nice, but could not get to the destination, and died along the road.

He left his estate to his beloved nephew and his sister. The writer was buried in the Volsky Orthodox cemetery, which is located in Warsaw. Selected works double or my evenings in Little Russia Laphartovskaya Makovnitsa.