Boris Alekseevich Vrasky

Background

Boris Alekseevich Vrasky was born in 1795, place of birth is unknown.

Career

Boris Alekseevich served in the civil service: a member of various cults and commissions, and from 1830 was in the third Department: a freight forwarder, a senior official (1841-1847), and then (from 1856) an official for special instructions. Part-time librarian of the Rumyantsev Museum (Saint Petersburg, 1856-1861). In 1847-1855 and after his retirement (1866), he lived in the Tver province.

Boris Alekseevich began his literary career by translating from French a book by A. Gregoire About the influence of the Christian religion on the state of women (1823), roman of S.V. P. d Alankur Hermit of the wild mountains (1824), military-historical articles by Y.N. Tolstoy (1829). Together with Odoevsky, he published two collections Children's book for Sundays (1833-1834) these are instructive stories, songs, games, popular science notes, etc. Since 1839, the shareholder of Domestic notes, who took part in editorial affairs.

Achievements

• Boris Vrasky's collections have become an important and notable phenomenon in the history of Russian children's literature.

Connections

Father:

Alexey Alexandrovich Vrasky

Mother:

Anna Stepanovna Vrasky

Spouse:

Zinaida Stepanovna Vrasky

References

• Russian writers. 1800-1917. Biographical Dictionary. Volume 1
  1989