Aleksandra Ishimova
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Aleksandra Ishimova (Russian: Алекса́ндра Ио́сифовна (О́сиповна) Иши́мова) (6 January [O.S. 25 December 1804] 1805 – 16 June [O.S. 4 June] 1881) — was a Russian translator, and one of the first professional Russian children's authors.[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit]After childhood in her birthplace of Kostroma, Aleksandra Ishimova studied in private boarding schools in Saint Petersburg. In 1818 a scandal involving her father occurred, and Ishimova left Saint Petersburg together with her family to live in the northern provinces.
Career
[edit]In 1825 it was possible to return to Saint Petersburg, and to receive from Tsar Alexander I a pardon for her father.[2][3] There she opened a small school and made acquaintance with Pyotr Vyazemsky, Vasily Zhukovsky and Alexander Pushkin.[3] Ishimova was the last correspondent of Pushkin:[4] he wrote her a letter with an enthusiastic response to her historical stories, and sent a book for translation the day of his duel with Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d'Anthès.
Ishimova published two monthly journals: Little Star («Звездочка», 1842—1863) for children, and Rays of Light («Лучи», 1850—1860) for young ladies.[3] Her book History of Russia in Stories for Children («История России в рассказах для детей» 1841) was awarded the Demidov Prize[1] in 1852.[5] Aside from this she translated and printed a number of novel narratives for children, many included religious and moral education.[2] The best known among them were «Рассказы старушки» (Saint Petersburg, 1839); «Священная истории в разговорах для маленьких детей», passing six editions beginning in 1841; «Колокольчик», (Saint Petersburg, 1849) for children in orphanages; «Первое чтение и первые уроки для детей» (Saint Petersburg, 1856—1860; two editions); and «Рассказы из Священной истории для крестьянских детей» (Saint Petersburg, 1878).[3]
Death
[edit]She died at age 76 in Saint Petersburg.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Mikhail Fainshtein, Andrea Lanoux tr. Dictionary of Russian Women Writers: ISHÍMOVA, Aleksándra Ósipovna, Greenwood Publishing Group, 1994, p.262-3, ISBN 0-313-26265-9
- ^ a b c Elibron, Александра Иосифовна Ишимова 1805 - 1881, Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine 19 октября 2000.
- ^ a b c d Энциклопедического словаря Брокгауза и Ефрона (1890—1907), Ишимова.
- ^ Andrew Kahn, The Cambridge Companion to Pushkin Cambridge University Press, 2006, p. 143, ISBN 0-521-84367-7 (writing, "the last lines he penned before his fatal duel (27 January 1837), a letter of encouragement to the writer Alexandra Ishimova").
- ^ Надежда Ильчук, ИШИМОВА АЛЕКСАНДРА ИОСИФОВНА (ОСИПОВНА), Archived 16 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine BiblioГид, 16 декабря 2001.
