Alexander Konstantinovch Sheller (, 11 August 1838,
Saint Petersburg
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, – 4 December 1900, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire) was a
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origins. A regular contributor to ''
Sovremennik
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Russkoye Slovo
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History
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'', Sheller published numerous stories, poems, translations, articles and essays, often using the
pseudonym
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A.Mikhaylov, and is sometimes referred to as A.K. Sheller-Mikhaylov. His best-known novel was ''Gnilyie bolota'' (Putrid Moors, 1864), followed by ''Zhizn Shupova'' (The Life of Shupov, 1865) and ''Staryie gnyozda'' (Old Nests, 1875). The Complete Works of A.K. Sheller-Mikhaylov in 15 volumes came out in 1895.
[V. Shulyatikov]
The Intelligentsia’s theoretician
Courier / Курьер, 1900, No.239
References
Writers from Saint Petersburg
1838 births
1900 deaths
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