Background
Yevgeny Yakovlevich Arkhipov was born on December 22, 1882 in Moscow City, Russian Federation in the family of postal employee, a lover and collector of books Yakov M. Arkhipov.
Yevgeny Yakovlevich Arkhipov was born on December 22, 1882 in Moscow City, Russian Federation in the family of postal employee, a lover and collector of books Yakov M. Arkhipov.
In 1891-1893 Yevgeny Yakovlevich studied at the II Moscow gymnasium (1-2 class), then moved to the Feodosian gymnasium (3-6 class), finally, in the II Tiflis gymnasium, where his classmates were P.A. Florensky and V.F. Ern. Then he studied at the historical and philological faculty of Moscow University.
Yevgeny Yakovlevich served as an statistician in the troupe of the Moscow art theater. He taught at the gymnasium, lectured on poetry in the "society of folk readings", wrote a lot. In 1920 Yevgeny Yakovlevich worked together with V. E. Meyerhold. In 1907-1914 he had been publishing a critic and public articles in "Nizhegorodskoy land newspaper", in Vladikavkaz newspaper "Terek". In the 1910s Yevgeny Yakovlevich became closer to a group of literary symbolists.
Quotes from others about the person
Voloshin: "Fresh cheeks with a gray beard cut short. An ironic and benevolent look from under his pince-nez. Courtesy and consideration. It was a pleasure to show him my archival and book treasures and rarities".
Vsevolod Rozhdestvensky wrote about him: "If a large Museum or temple of Russian Symbolism appeared somewhere, I would appoint Yevgeny Yakovlevich as its Keeper. And his keys - I am sure of it - he would always have worn them graciously and reverently."
Cherubina de Gabriac called him "a collector of spiritual beauty."
Vera Merkurieva, known under the pseudonym Cassandra, said: "a true Writer who has found his own style."
The poet Dmitry Usov wrote: "Your heart is a hive full of Golden honeycombs, incomparable ... the Benefit of the one you wish to take to your gallery, whose portrait You consider worthy of a frame. It will make him even more alive and brighter."
Yevgeny Yakovlevich Arkhipov was married.