Dmitry Vasilyevich Grigorovich (Russian: Дмитрий Васильевич Григорович) (March 19 (N.S. March 31), 1822, Simbirsk - December 22, 1899 (N.S. January 3, 1900), Petersburg) was a Russian writer. March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... In Britain and countries of the British Empire, Old Style or O.S. after a date means that the date is in the Julian calendar, in use in those countries until 1752; New Style or N.S. means that the date is in the Gregorian calendar, adopted on 14 September... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining. ... 1822 (MDCCCXXII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Ulyanovsk (Улья́новск, formerlySimbirsk (Симби́рск)) is a city on the Volga River in Russia. ... December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... In Britain and countries of the British Empire, Old Style or O.S. after a date means that the date is in the Julian calendar, in use in those countries until 1752; New Style or N.S. means that the date is in the Gregorian calendar, adopted on 14 September... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... Several places in the United States of America have the name Petersburg: Petersburg, Alaska 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, New York Saint Petersburg, Russia Saint Petersburg, Florida Petersburg was the...

Dmitry Grigorovich graduated from an engineering school and Imperial Academy of Arts in Petersburg (1836-1840). He was then employed at the Directorate of Imperial Theaters. The edifice for the academy was built in 1764-89 to a design by Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe and Alexander F. Kokorinov. ... October 2, Charles Darwin returns from his voyage around the world. ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Selected works

Пахарь [1853]

• Петербургские шарманщики (Petersburg Organ-Grinders, 1846)
• Деревня (The Village, 1846)
• Антон-Горемыка (Wretched Anton, 1847)
• Капельмейстер Сусликов (1848)
• Четыре времени года (1849)
• Похождения Накатова (1849)
• Мать и дочь (1851)
• Смедовская долина (1852)
• Пахарь (1853)
• Свистулькин (1855)
• Просёлочные дороги (The By-ways, 1852)
• Школа гостеприимства (The School of Hospitality, 1855)
• Рыбаки (The Fishermen, 1853)
• Переселенцы (The Settlers, 1855-1856)
• Корабль "Ретвизан" (The Retvizan, 1859-1863)
• Два генерала (Two Generals, 1864)
• Этрусская ваза (The Etruscan Vase, 1882)
• Гуттаперчевый мальчик (1883)
• Замшевые люди (The Chamois People, 1891)
• Литературные воспоминания (Literary Reminiscences, 1892-93)