Khovansky biography briefly

Saratov, his works on the history of Saratov are of interest to modern local historians. Khovansky’s books have long become a bibliographic rarity. And such his monumental piles as the "landowners and peasants of the Saratov province", "the participation of the Saratov province in the Patriotic War of the year" proved the author-Localist by one of the pioneers of the study of the local nobility.

Among the various scientific interests of the Khovansky, the history of the creation of Saratov newspapers, the organization of medical business in the region, the biography of famous Saratovites dominated the topic that many of his works are devoted to, the past of Saratov, the history of its development. He was born on December 1 in June, Fedor Andreevich was appointed county cooking in the city later, his father drowned in the Serdobe River, the family was left without funds and returned to Saratov.

At the age of 14, he was taken to educate his uncle, his father’s brother, Ivan Andreevich Khovansky, and the rector of the Astrakhan gymnasium. Even during the life of his mother, Nikolai was determined at the Saratov male gymnasium, after the death of his parents, the young man continued his studies at the Astrakhan gymnasium. Education at the Astrakhan gymnasium did not satisfy the young man, for the circle of his interests was wide.

He read a lot, studied the entire seminar and significant part of the city library and soon left the gymnasium, engaged in self -education. But he was drawn to literary activity and in the city in St. Petersburg he lived for about 5 years. These were the years of his greatest intellectual growth. He read a lot, went to theaters and to exhibitions. For participation in student riots, his elder brother Alexander was expelled from St.

Petersburg. Nikolai Fedorovich was left alone in the capital. He poked in his native places, the expanses of the Volga, brothers and soon returned to Saratov, where he first worked on the Saratov Railway built in the 10th years, and then in the city administration. Working in the council, he began to be published in the "Saratov leaf" and took an active part in the Saratovets, published in Gusev and A.

Khovansky, and the guide, in which his article "Saratov Province Modern Review" and "Saratov" was published. At the same time, he adjusted the Volga newspaper, published in those years, the writer L. Blummer, but which soon, by order of the Minister of the Interior, was closed as liberal. Carried away by the work of the history of G. Saratov and the biography of the Saratovites, he entered into correspondence with famous fellow countrymen who sent his biographies to him, which helped him in his work on the conceived book "Essays on the history of the city of Saratov and the Saratov province", which in the city of the historical and geographical description of the Saratov Territory in the "Essays" had biographies of writers and scientists and scientists and scientists and scientists and scientists and scientists and scientists and scientists.

other figures, immigrants from the Saratov Territory. The book was successful and brought him wide fame. The "Bulletin of Europe" and other periodicals approvingly spoke about her. In the "Essays on the History of G. Saratov" he proved himself as a true patriot of his time. On the actual material, he showed how Saratov became one of the cultural centers in a number of other cities, subsequently earned the glory of the "capital of the Volga region." In this work, Khovansky actually laid the foundation for the bibliography of the region.

After the release of the book, Nikolai Fedorovich persuaded the elder brother Alexander, a well -a wealthy person, to take the newspaper Saratov Diary from the publisher K. Ivashchenko. A. Khovansky was approved by the official editor-publisher, but in fact the editor was Nikolai Fedorovich, who performed all the main work: he wrote editorials, feuilletons, notes and political articles, polemic mainly with the Saratov leaflet.

In the Saratov newspapers, he signed by the pseudonym "V. Vronsky", "AB", "Avid". Khovansky’s literary activity attracted the attention of the new Saratov governor of Lieutenant General A. Kosich, who invites him to himself as the editor in essence of the new newspaper “The unofficial part of the Saratov provincial statements” and at the same time appoints a special assignment under the governor.

All this financially supported Khovansky. The share of the new editor was a difficult task. Until that time, she was an unknown newspaper. She had neither employees nor subscribers. At the initiative of the Governor of Kosich, the “unofficial part” was given the character of a truly folk newspaper and therefore the task was set to spread knowledge in the masses of knowledge, especially agricultural.

The idea to adapt the "provincial statements" for folk reading was met with approval in the metropolitan press. The editorial office began to give the reader a good literary reading, introduce the country's life and the region, placing articles on agriculture, medicine, culture, etc. The popularity of the newspaper grew, the number of its subscribers increased. Along with editorial and literary activities, Khovansky is widely engaged in public.

Carried away by educational activities, Khovansky first releases the "Saratov calendar on the cityThis calendar was a brief reference book and had the goal of introducing the reader to his native land, its history, industry, and agriculture.

A map of the Saratov region was applied to the calendar. The three hundredth anniversary of Saratov was devoted to an excellent edition of a trade and industrial reference book. The essay includes many interesting facts, statistical data that did not lose value now. Khovansky was accepted as members of the commission in the city of this man always worked with the full dedication of strength, enthusiastically and very pedantically fulfilling any business.

He puts the library in order, draws up a chronological catalog and a file cabinet that did not exist before. More than once, his generosity was noted as one of the largest donors. He received the library of the commission of a copy of books, brochures and newspapers, Comrade Kosich, a Saratov governor, was appointed by B. a discrepancy in political views with the new governor and a change in the nature of the newspaper did not allow Khovansky to remain its editor and continue to cooperate with the new governor, and therefore in other local administrative institutions.

He was forced to leave Saratov, accepting the proposal to take the position of the Zemstvo chief in the Perm province, where he moves with his family to G. Despite active official activities and constant communication with the periodical press, he really misses work in the SAK and Saratov. From the leadership of the SUAK, letters come to him with regret about his absence and an invitation to return to her work.

Outside of Saratov, for him were a time of searches, thoughts, material ordeals and heavy emotional experiences, prompting him that his place in historiography and literature. After a severe annual disease, in March, as a result of a closed running film, he is again elected as a librarian, and in the city of his main interest in his life he was in archival developments. N. Khovansky was printed in his entire life and he was willingly printed everywhere.

Unfortunately, the list of all his printed works, even in the materials remaining with relatives, was not preserved, or maybe he did not compose it. The breadth of his interests and the deep thoroughness of the issue under study amazes. Khovansky is diverse. Metologically, one can trace the development of his research: from historical essays, scientific biographies to research in the field of social nature of society, state reforms.

In recent years, in the SUAK, and he worked there until January, Khovansky was engaged in the study of archival materials, was a member of the commission for the analysis and description of the archive of the district court. In the same year, he moves to the eldest daughter in the city of Yeisk of the Krasnodar Territory and lives in her family. Here he writes his memories, which he did not manage to fully process for printing, puts in order correspondence.

In this difficult time of the war and devastation, he tries to help his daughter with the child. Standing in lines, he infected his return typhus and died in the city hospital on May 9, N. Khovansky was buried in the fence of the Panteleimon Church. Now this church has not been preserved, but in its place a memorial has been established in memory of those who died during the Great Patriotic War and the eternal fire of glory and memory has been lit.

Nikolai Fedorovich Khovansky left a noticeable mark in the Saratov local history, at the origins of which he stood. The study of the history of the Saratov Territory is rightfully associated with his name. He gave a lot of effort and energy to find unknown documents and various materials related to the history of the local region and the city of Saratov. He made a fruitful attempt to systematize and comprehend them, the result of which was the creation of historical and local history works, which still represent great scientific and cultural significance.

This is the merit of N. Essays on the history of the city of Saratov and the Saratov province. Khovansky N. according to the memoirs of GG. Saratov provincial statements: [History of their creation.