13 Facts About Dmitry Dashkov

Dmitry Vasilyevich Dashkov was a Russian statesman and writer.

Dmitry Dashkov was a founder of the Arzamas literary society.

Dmitry Dashkov was educated at home before joining Moscow State University, where he earned two silver medals and was commemorated with his name in gold letters on a marble plaque.

In 1810, when Ivan Dmitriev was appointed the Minister of Justice, Dmitry Dashkov went to serve in the ministry, in Saint Petersburg.

The accession of Nicholas I of Russia to the throne brought about Dmitry Dashkov's rapid rise, partly due to Dmitry Dashkov's friendship with Bludov.

Dmitry Dashkov was awarded the Order of the White Eagle.

Dmitry Dashkov participated in drafting the first Code of Laws of the Russian Empire, organized an inventory of the affairs of the Moscow Archive.

In 1810, Dmitry Dashkov was elected a member of the Saint Petersburg Free Society of Lovers of Literature, Science, and the Arts and in the organ of society: "Saint Petersburg Herald" published several articles and notes signed with the letter 'D'.

At Khostov's initiation, Dmitry Dashkov greeted him with a speech in which he ironically extolled his creations with the term "Conversations".

In 1816, at the meeting of Arzamas on the occasion of the election of Vasily Pushkin as his member, Dmitry Dashkov made a speech directed generally against Shishkov's "Conversations of Lovers of the Russian Word" and in particular against Prince Shakhovsky.

In 1838, at the suggestion of Alexander Shishkov, Dmitry Dashkov was elected a member of the Russian Academy.

Dmitry Dashkov's wife was Elizaveta Vasilyevna Pashkova, daughter of the wealthy miner Vasily Pashkov.

In 1835, the Dmitry Dashkov couple became owners of the Blagoveshchensk Smelter near Ufa.