Background
Vasily Pavlovich Befani was born on September 18, 1843, in Nikolaev, Mykolayivs'ka Oblast', Ukraine.
The Moscow University
Vasily Pavlovich Befani was born on September 18, 1843, in Nikolaev, Mykolayivs'ka Oblast', Ukraine.
Vasily Pavlovich studied at the gymnasium at the Richelieu Lyceum in Odessa and later at the Moscow University.
In 1863-1864, Vasily Pavlovich took part in military operations in the Caucasus. In 1865, with the rank of Lieutenant, he was transferred to the Baltic fleet, and in 1868, after being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-captain, to the quartermaster department of the Moscow military district, where from 1876 Vasily Pavlovich was an officer for special assignments. In 1887 he retired with the rank of collegiate councilor and moved to Peterburg, where he acted as a reader and amateur actor, compiled and published several collections.