Background
Pyotr Ivanovich Bartenev Bartenev was born on October 13, 1829, in the village Korolevshchina (now Gryazi, Lipetsk, Russian Federation).
Imperial Moscow University
historian literary historian philosopher
Pyotr Ivanovich Bartenev Bartenev was born on October 13, 1829, in the village Korolevshchina (now Gryazi, Lipetsk, Russian Federation).
When he was a little boy he started interested in literature. In 1847 Pyotr Ivanovich graduated from the Ryazan Men's Gymnasium with honors. After he finished school he studied at Imperial Moscow University.
In 1856, Pyotr Ivanovich undertook the first publication of the correspondence of Tsar Alexis, which brought him to the attention of the leading Slavophiles. These connections helped him secure the post of director at the Chertkov Library, then the only public library in Moscow. At this position, he consulted Leo Tolstoy on the details of the Napoleonic wars.
In 1863, he founded The Russian Archive, the first history journal in Russia. Like its rival, Old Times in Russia, Bartenev"s journal brought to light scores of unknown documents and memoirs from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Prince Vorontsov's entire family archive was published in 40 volumes as a supplement to this periodical.