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Elizaveta Vodovozova
Elizaveta Nikolayevna Vodovozova (, née Tsevlovskaya, , 17 August 1844, Demidov, Smolensk Oblast, Demidov, Smolensk Governorate, Imperial Russia, — 23 March 1923, Petrograd, USSR) was a Russian children's writer, educational theorist and memoirist, the wife of Vasily Vodovozov. An 1862 Smolny Institute graduate, she started writing in 1863 on issues of women's emancipation and pedagogy for the magazines like ''Detskoye Chteniye'' and ''Narodnaya Shkola''. Her debut publication, "What Stops a Woman from Becoming Independent?" (published by ''Biblioteka Dlya Chtenya'' in September 1863) came as a direct response to Nikolai Chernyshevsky's novel ''What Is to Be Done? (novel), What Is to Be Done?''.''Vilenskaya, E. and Roitberg, I.' ''Memoirs of the Woman of the Sixties''/ Воспоминания шестидесятницы. Foreword to: ''At the Dawn of Life'' / На заре жизни (Том первый) Серия литературных мемуаров М., "Худ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demidov, Smolensk Oblast
Demidov () is a town and the administrative center of Demidovsky District in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Kasplya River at its confluence with the Gobza River. Population: It was previously known as ''Porechye'' (until 1918). History The area was settled in the prehistory, and, as the Western Dvina always has been an important waterway, there are multiple archaeological sites in the district. The fortress of Porechye () is first mentioned in 1499, and since 1514 it belonged to the Grand Duchy of Moscow, at the border with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In 1580, after the Livonian War, the area was transferred to Poland, where it was included into Vitebsk Voivodeship. In 1667, according to the Truce of Andrusovo, it was transferred back to Russia. Subsequently Porechye developed as an important trading post since it was located at the intersection of roads connecting Saint Petersburg with Kiev and Moscow with Riga. The Kasplya was navigable until mid-19th century, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
