Nikolay Georgievich Berzenov

Background

Nikolay Georgievich Berzenov (real surname - Berdznishvili) was born in 1831 (the exact day of birth is unknown) in Ardon village, Terek region, Vladikavkaz district, Russian Federation.

Education

Nikolay Georgievich graduated from the Vladikavkaz Theological College, in 1849 graduated from the Tiflis Seminary.

Career

In 1850 Nikolay Georgievich appointed the clerical office at the Georgian-Imereti Synodal Office, in 1852 he was appointed editor's assistant. He was an active contributor to a Russian-language newspaper. In 1858, Nikolay Georgievich, together with Lomidze, was the editor of the Notes of the Caucasian Department of the Russian Geographical Society, and in 1867 he was appointed the censor of the Georgian Department of the Censorship Committee.

Works

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• book

  • Tiflis v istoricheskom i etnograficheskom otnosheniyah

    (Written by Berzenov N.G. Bakradze D.Z.. Russian edition.)

  • Kratkij istoricheskij i geograficheskij ukazatel

    (Russian edition)

    1864

Views

Nikolay Georgievich called for the development of a national reality and national character, polemicizing with the prevailing romantic-decorating style of reflection of Caucasian life, emphasizing the educational and social role of literature in the social development of the people. He was a propagandist of Georgian literature among Russian readers.

Interests

• Ethnography

Connections

colleague:

Lomidze

References

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