Nikolay Platonovich Ogarev (Russian: НИКОЛАЙ ПЛАТОНОВИЧ ОГАРЕВ) (1813 - 1877) - a Russian poet, historian. Friend of Alexandr Herzen. Poets who wrote much of their poetry in the Russian language. ... Jump to: navigation, search Alexander Herzen in 1867 Aleksandr Ivanovich Herzen (Алекса́ндр Ива́нович Ге́рцен) (April 6 (O.S. 25 March) 1812 in Moscow - January 21 (O.S. 9 January) 1870 in Paris) was a major Russian pro-Western writer and thinker known as the father of Russian socialism. He is held responsible for...