Background
Alexander Panteleimonovich Balasoglo was born on November 4, 1813. He was the son of a naval officer (since 1849 became Major General).
Alexander Panteleimonovich Balasoglo was born on November 4, 1813. He was the son of a naval officer (since 1849 became Major General).
During 1834-1835 Alexander Panteleimonovich attended Petersburg University (as a listener).
In 1826 Alexander Panteleimonovich became a midshipman, then, in 1828 he fought in the war with Turkey (he was on the command ship during the capture of Varna). In 1829 Alexander Panteleimonovich was transferred by the midshipman to the Baltic Navy. In 1835, having lost hope of getting on a long expedition, he left the naval service. In Saint Petersburg, Alexander Panteleimonovich became a minor official of the Ministry of Education, "burdened" by service and the environment.
In 1841 Alexander Panteleimonovich got a position in the main archive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 1844 became a senior registrar (and 1845 became Court councilor). On April 23, 1849, Alexander Panteleimonovich was arrested and imprisoned in the Peter and Paul Fortress. In 1849 he was exiled to Petrozavodsk, where since 1850 he served in the Olonets provincial government. In 1852 Alexander Panteleimonovich retired. At the end of the 50s he taught story in navigational classes.
Alexander Panteleimonovich expressed views close to some of the later ideas of F. M. Dostoevsky.
Quotations: "The Slavic soul is the chosen vessel of the fusion of peoples into humanity."