Background
ISTOMIN, Konstantin was born on April 12, 1874 in Khar'kov.
ISTOMIN, Konstantin was born on April 12, 1874 in Khar'kov.
Taught lit at Petrograd schools. 1904-1906 published studies of Ancient Russian literature From 1913 wrote articles on Russian prose fiction of 1840’s and 1850’s and style and composition of Turgenev and Dostoyevsky’s early works.