Apollon Nikolayevich Maykov (Russian: Майков, Аполлон Николаевич, June 4, 1821, Moscow - March 20, 1897, Petersburg) - Russian poet. June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ... 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Moscow (Russian/Cyrillic: Москва́, pronunciation: Moskvá) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva, and encompassing 1097. ... March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in Leap years). ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Several places in the United States of America have the name Petersburg: Petersburg, Illinois Petersburg, Indiana Petersburg, Iowa Petersburg, Michigan Petersburg, Nebraska Petersburg, Ohio Petersburg, Virginia Petersburg, West Virginia Slight variations appear in the names of: Petersburgh, Alaska Petersburgh, New York Saint Petersburg, Russia Saint Petersburg, Florida Petersburg is also...

Born into the artistic family of Nikolay Apollonovich Maykov, a painter and an academic. In 1834 the family moved to Petersburg. In 1837-1841 Maykov studied law at the Petersburg University. At first, he was attracted to painting, but soon dedicated his life to poetry. His first publications appeared in 1840 in the "Odessa Almanac". Born can mean: Childbirth Born, Netherlands Max Born Born, Luxembourg This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Mona Lisa Although today the word art usually refers to the visual arts, the concept of what art is has continuously changed over centuries. ... A family of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in 1997 A family is a domestic group of people, or a number of domestic groups linked through descent (demonstrated or stipulated) from a common ancestor, marriage or adoption. ... For the computer graphics program, see Corel Painter. ... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Mona Lisa is perhaps the best-known artistic painting in the Western world. ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

After Nicholas I gave Maykov a stipend for his first book in 1842, he traveled abroad: Italy, France, Saxony and Austria. Maykov returned to Petersburg in 1844 and began to work as a librarian's assistant in the Rumyantsev Museum. He frequently met with other famous literati of the day: Belinsky, Nekrasov, Turgenev. Nicholas I can be: Pope Nicholas I Nicholas I, Tsar of Russia and King of Poland Nicholas Mysticus, Patriarch Nicholas I of Constantinople This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... With an area of 18,413 km² and a population of 4. ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Vissarion Grigorievich Belinskii (Виссарио́н Григо́рьевич Бели́нский) (1811 - 1848) was Russian writer, literary critic, philosopher and revolutionary activist (a Westernizer). ... Nikolai Alekseevich Nekrasov (November 28, 1821 - January 8, 1878 {O.S.: December 28, 1877}) was a Russian poet, best remembered as the long standing publisher of Современник (The Contemporary) (from 1846 until July 1866, when the journal was shut down by the government in connection with the arrest of its... Ivan Turgenev, photo by Félix Nadar (1820-1910) Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (Ива́н Серге́евич Турге́нев, November 9, 1818 - September 3, 1883) was a major Russian novelist and playwright. ...

His lyric poetry often showcases images of the Russian villages, nature, Russian history. His love for the ancient Greece and Rome, which he studied for the large part of his life, is also reflected in his works. He spent four years translating the epic "The Tale of Igor's Campaign" into a major poetic work (finished in 1870). Translated folklore of Belorussia, Greece, Serbia, Spain, and other countries, as well as the works of Heine, Adam Mickiewicz, Goethe, etc. Many of Maykov's poems were put to music by N. Rimsky-Korsakov and P. Tchaikovsky. The history of Russia is essentially that of its many nationalities, each with a separate history and complex origins. ... Ancient Greece is the term used to describe the Greek-speaking world in ancient times. ... Ancient Rome was a civilization that existed in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East between 753 BC and its downfall in AD 476. ... The Tale of Igors Campaign (Old East Slavic: Слово о плъку Игоревѣ, Slovo o pălku Igorevě; Modern Russian: Слово о полку Игореве, Slovo o polku Igoreve) is an anonymous masterpiece of East Slavic literature written in Old East Slavic language and tentatively dated by the end of 12th century. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Belarus (Belarusian: Белару́сь, Russian: Белару́сь (formerly: Белору́ссия)) is a landlocked nation of Eastern Europe with the capital Minsk. ... Serbia and Montenegro  – Serbia    – Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    – Vojvodina  – Montenegro Official language Serbian1 Capital Belgrade Area  – Total  – % water  88,361 km²  n/a Population  – Total (2002)     (without Kosovo)  – Density  7. ... Heine is the diminutive form of the German name Heinrich, originally Haimirich, meaning ruler of the Home, from haim (home) and rich (powerful). ... Adam Mickiewicz (December 24, 1798 – November 26, 1855) was one of the most well-known Polish poets and writers, considered as the greatest Polish poet, besides Zygmunt Krasiński and Juliusz Słowacki. ... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (pronounced [gø tə]) (August 28, 1749–March 22, 1832) was a German writer, politician, humanist, scientist, and philosopher. ... Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (Russian: ), also Nikolai, Nicolai, and Rimsky-Korsakoff, (March 18, 1844 – June 21, 1908) was a Russian composer and teacher of classical music particularly noted for his fine orchestration, which may have been influenced by his synaesthesia. ... Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky  listen (Russian: Пётр Ильи́ч Чайко́вский, sometimes transliterated as Piotr, Anglicised as Peter Ilich), (May 7, 1840 – November 6, 1893 (N.S.); April 25, 1840 – October 25, 1893 (O.S.)) was a Russian composer of the Romantic era. ...

He also wrote some prose, which has not gained any significant recognition. After 1880, Maykov wrote almost nothing new, spending his time correcting his prior creations in preparation for the publication of his collected works. In the last years of his life, he was the chairman of the committee for censorship, where he served since 1852. 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Censorship is the systematic use of group power to broadly control freedom of speech and expression, largely in regard to secretive matters. ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...