34 Facts About Mikhail Kheraskov

Mikhail Kheraskov's father was a Wallachian boyar who settled in Ukraine.

The Rossiad's only rival for the title of the longest poem in the Russian language is Mikhail Kheraskov's Vladimir Reborn, concerned with the baptism of Kievan Rus.

Mikhail Kheraskov wrote 20 plays but, like the rest of his writings, they have been largely neglected by posterity.

Mikhail Kheraskov spent much of his time in Grebnevo, his manorial estate near Moscow.

Mikhail Kheraskov was born in 1733 in the city of Pereiaslav.

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Mikhail Kheraskov's father, Matei Herescu, was a stolnik and a descendant of Wallachian boyars.

Mikhail Kheraskov was the brother-in-law of General Toma Cantacuzino, a Wallachian cavalry commander who served under Peter the Great.

Matei Herescu changed his name to Matvei Andreevich Mikhail Kheraskov and received an estate near Pereiaslav in Left-bank Ukraine.

Mikhail Kheraskov attained the rank of major in the newly formed Chevalier Guard Regiment and eventually became commandant of the Pereiaslav fortress.

Mikhail Kheraskov was married to Anna Danilovna Druckie-Sokolinskie, and died in 1734, leaving Anna to raise their three children, of which Mikhail was the youngest.

In 1756, Mikhail Kheraskov took on additional responsibilities as head of the university library and director of the university theater.

Mikhail Kheraskov became a regular contributor to Monthly Essays, and he and Miller exchanged publications and frequently corresponded.

Mikhail Kheraskov's activities were extremely diverse: in 1759 he became a supervisor of the a mineralogical cabinet, and in 1761 he was made head director over Russian actors in Moscow.

Later that year, Mikhail Kheraskov staged a heroic comedy in verse entitled The Infidel, in which he showcased his religious zeal.

Mikhail Kheraskov organized and managed a number of publications that were published by the university printing house.

Mikhail Kheraskov's circle included a number of young writers whose writings were featured in these and other university publications.

In 1760 Mikhail Kheraskov married Elizabeth Vasilevna Nerovnaya, who wrote poetry; their home became a recognized center for literature in Moscow.

Mikhail Kheraskov insisted that as director, he was in charge of the hiring and dismissal of professors.

Mikhail Kheraskov joined the court circle of Grigory Orlov, and maintained friendly relations with him even after Orlov's disgrace.

Mikhail Kheraskov later married the famous Masonic figure Alexander Labzin and became a noted memoirist.

Mikhail Kheraskov was a member of the editorial board for Nikolay Novikov's philosophical journal Morning Light, the first of its kind.

In 1778 Mikhail Kheraskov completed his epic poem Rossiad, which had taken him eight years to compose.

In 1779, Mikhail Kheraskov leased the university printing house to Nikolay Novikov for a period of ten years, which allowed him to greatly increase his publishing activity.

At the suggestion of Yekaterina Vorontsova-Dashkova, Mikhail Kheraskov became a member of the recently created Russian Academy, and quotations from his works were included in the Dictionary of the Russian Academy.

Mikhail Kheraskov never abandoned his interest in Freemasonry, and along with the mystic and translator Alexei Kutuzov became one of the founders of the "Latona" chapter.

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In 1779, Mikhail Kheraskov hired Johann Georg Schwarz as the university's Professor of German.

The Moscow commander-in-chief, Alexander Prozorovsky, informed the Empress that Mikhail Kheraskov arranged secret Masonic rituals and gatherings at Ochakovo.

However, after Novikov was arrested in 1792 and his printing house was confiscated, a report written by Prozorovsky informed the Empress that Nikolai Trubetskoy and Mikhail Kheraskov had destroyed incriminating papers and other materials at Ochakovo.

Mikhail Kheraskov dedicated a new poem to the emperor entitled "Tsar, or the Savior of Novgorod, " for which he was again recognized by imperial rescript.

Mikhail Kheraskov avoided social events, and even when in the country sought solitude.

Mikhail Kheraskov usually rose early in the morning and immediately engaged in reading or writing.

Mikhail Kheraskov had a habit of walking around his office while working and spoke the written texts allowed to himself.

Russian memoirist Yuri Nikitich Bartenev noted that Mikhail Kheraskov was modest in dress and diet, and abstained from most luxuries.

Mikhail Kheraskov did not enjoy card games, which were popular among the eighteenth century aristocracy.