Petr Vasilyevich Malykhin

Background

Petr Malykhin was born on January 20, 1818 in Chuzhikovo village, the Russian Federation. Comes from noblemen.

Education

In 1842 Malykhin graduated from Kharkiv university, the Faculty of Philosophy.

Career

After the graduation, Malykhin teached Latin and Russian literature at Voronezh Gymnasium (1842-1851) and the Russian language at Mikhailovsky Cadet Corps in Voronezh (1851-1866).

At the same time since 1861, Malykhin became a compiling editor of "Voronezh literature compialation", in which the most interesting section was a documentary one. He contributed to the journal of A.A. Khovansky "Philological notes". Also Malykhin became a founder and editor of "Voronezh listok" (1862-1866) – the first private newspaper in Voronezh region. Along with op-ed articles the newspaper included articles about local history. Malykhin was making drafts of the articles, was chronicling city life, was making reports on charity evenings and theatre life, making special emphasis on the development of enlightenment in Voronezh region.

After finishing his teaching job at Mikhailovsky Cadet Corps, Malykhin had been transferred to Tula Military Gymnasium. But soon after that he retired.

Achievements

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  Most of the materials for "Voronezh Gubernski Vedomosti" were written by Malykhin himself. His most important work here was an article about the history of Voronezh.
  
  His works include: statistical, historical and geographical data on Voronezh ("Voronezh Gubernski Vedomosti", 1847, № 8-13); on Nizhnedevitsk and its county ("Voronezh literature compilation", Voronezh, 1861).
  
  

Connections

Father of Malykhin Vladimir Petrovich and Malykhin Nikolay Petrovich.

Son:

Vladimir Malykhin

Son:

Malykhin Nikolay Petrovich