Background
Alexander Khristoforovich Vostokov (born Alexander Woldemar Osteneck) was born on March 16, 1781 in Arensburg, Livonia province, Russian Empire (now Kuressaare, Saaremaa, Estonia). He was an illegitimate son of Baron Osten-Sacken.
1825
The Russian Academy of Arts
Alexander Khristoforovich Vostokov (born Alexander Woldemar Osteneck) was born on March 16, 1781 in Arensburg, Livonia province, Russian Empire (now Kuressaare, Saaremaa, Estonia). He was an illegitimate son of Baron Osten-Sacken.
From 1788, Alexander Khristoforovich studied at the gymnasium of the Land Gentry Cadet Corps, which trained teachers for the corps. In 1794, he was transferred to the Imperial Academy of Arts (now the Russian Academy of Arts) in Saint Petersburg (stuttering did not allow him to teach), which he finished in 1802 without an academic degree, because he did not show special talents in painting and architecture.
Being financially straitened, Alexander Khristoforovich in April 1803 entered the Academy of Arts as a librarian and translator, in April 1804 became a member of the Commission for drawing up laws (translator, until 1824). At the same time, he was appointed translator to the Heraldry (in 1811) and from 1815 became an assistant curator of manuscripts in the Public library, and from 1818 - senior assistant Secretary in the Department of Spiritual Affairs.
From 1824 Alexander Khristoforovich served only in the public library and was a librarian. In 1828 he took the position of curator of manuscripts in the Public library. From 1839 to 1845 editor in chief of the archaeological Commission. Retired in 1844.
Back in high school, Alexander Khristoforovich began composing poems. His debut in print is the poems Autumn morning and Parnassus, or Mountain of grace (1802). In 1805-1806 he wrote Experiments lyrical and other minor works in verse. Poetic experiments are theoretically justified by Alexander Khristoforovich in the Experience of Russian versification (1812). The most important linguistic works of Alexander Khristoforovich: Abridged Russian grammar (1831), Russian grammar of A. Vostokov according to the outline of his own abbreviated grammar, more fully set out (1831), Dictionary of Church Slavonic language (1858-1861), Grammar of Church Slavonic language, presented according to ancient written monuments (1863).