Background
Semyonov was born in the village of Andreyevskoy, in Moscow Governorate, where his parents were peasants.
Semyonov was born in the village of Andreyevskoy, in Moscow Governorate, where his parents were peasants.
He left the village because of poverty and worked as an errand boy, salesman, plumber, laborer, and even as a guide for a blind merchant. These experiences gave him material for his writings. He published poetry, six volumes of stories, his memoirs Twenty-Five Years in the Village, and a volume of essays.
In 1905 he was exiled for his revolutionary connections.
After the Revolution of 1917, he took an active part in reorganization efforts. Gorky said that the great significance of Semyonov"s works had been recognized, and that nothing could be more precious to a manitoba