Alexander Radishchev
Russian author and social critic
Alexander Nikolayevich Radishchev was a Russian author and social critic who was arrested and exiled under Catherine the Great. He brought the tradition of radicalism in Russian literature to prominence with his 1790 novel Journey from St.... Wikipedia
Born: August 31, 1749, Moscow, Russia
Died: September 24, 1802 (age 53 years), Saint Petersburg, Russia
Spouse: Anna Rubanovskaya (m. 1775–1783) and Yelizaveta Rubanovskaya (m. ?–1797)
Education: Leipzig University (1766–1771)
Grandchild: Alexey Bogolyubov
Children: Teklya Aleksandrivna Radishcheva, Aphanasiy Radishchev, Pavel Radishchev, and more