Ivan Ivanovich Gorbunov-Posadov (, 16 ld style: 4April 1864 - 12 February 1940) was a Russian,

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and

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.Biography
at the Literary Encyclopedia. 1929. Vol.2, pp.634-635 // Горбунов-Посадов // Литературная энциклопедия: В 11 т. - �. 1929-1939. Т. 2. - �. Изд-во Ком. Акад., 1929. -- Стб. 634--635 An avid

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since 1884, Gorbunov-Posadov often served as an intermediary between

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and contemporary writers, notably

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. Throughout its history he was the key figure at the Posrednik publishing company which he became the head of in 1897. An advocate of the so-called Free Upbringing (Свободное воспитание) theory, he edited the radical pedagogical journal ''Svobodnoye Vospitaniye'' (1909–1918), in which

Nadezhda Krupskaya Nadezhda Konstantinovna Krupskaya ( rus, links=no, Надежда Константиновна Крупская, p=nɐˈdʲeʐdə kənstɐnʲˈtʲinəvnə ˈkrupskəjə; – 27 February 1939) was a Russian revolutionary, politician and politic ...

and

Vladimir Bonch-Bruyevich Vladimir Dmitriyevich Bonch-Bruyevich (; sometimes spelled Bonch-Bruevich; in Polish Boncz-Brujewicz; – 14 July 1955) was a Soviet politician, revolutionary, historian, writer and Old Bolshevik. He was Vladimir Lenin's personal secretary ...

were also involved, as well as the Library for Free Upbringing of Children, illustrated by Elisabeth Boehm. In 1907-1918 he published the magazine for children ''Mayak'' (Маяк, Beacon). An ardent pacifist, Gorbunov-Posadov became noted for his passionate anti-war poems, some of which featured in ''Brothers, Come to Your Senses! 1900-1917'' (Опомнитесь, братья!, 1917) and ''Songs for Brotherhood and Freedom. 1882-1913'' (Песни братства и свободы, 1928). In the

times he was credited mostly as a publisher of compilations, book series and illustrated almanacs for children.Горбунов-Посадов Иван Иванович // Большая советская энциклопедия: � 30 т./ под ред. А. М. Прохоров — 3-е изд. — М.: Советская энциклопедия, 1969.

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The Works by Gorbunov-Posadov
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