Pavel Ivanovich Melnikov
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Not to be confused with Pavel Petrovich Melnikov.
Pavel Ivanovich Melnikov (alias Andrey Pechersky, Russian: Павел Иванович Мельников (Андрей Печерский), 1818, Nizhny Novgorod—1883, ibidem) was an eminent Russian writer, known for his opera magna In the Forests and On the Hills, which describe the unique life of Transvolga and its dialects.
[edit] Further reading
- Thomas H. Hoisington. "Melnikov-Pechersky: Romancer of Provincial and Old Believer Life". Slavic Review, Vol. 33, No. 4 (Dec., 1974), pp. 679-694
