Litterateur P.Kh. Bezak and the Printing House of the Land Noble Cadet Corps
https://doi.org/10.25281/2072-3156-2017-14-1-96-100
Abstract
The article reveals some new facts concerning the work of litterateur and translator of the late 18th century Pavel Khristianovich Bezak. Until 1795, the life of P.Kh. Bezak was closely connected with the Land Noble Cadet Corps - an elite school and one of the centers of cultural life of St. Petersburg of the 18th century. Being a supporter of the Cadet Printing House, the litterateur at the same time acted as the customer of the print works, the seller, and the buyer of the books. This Cadet Printing House issued the significant translated works of P.Kh. Bezak - the “New News” by Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian, the “Description of the Russian Imperial Capital City of St. Petersburg and Attractions in the Surroundings Thereof” by academician Johann Gottlieb Georgi. On the basis of archival documents, the article reconstructs the participation of P.Kh. Bezak in the book publishing and selling activities of the Land Noble Cadet Corps, assesses the circulation of the books translated by him, reveals the details of their printing.
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Samarin A.Yu. Litterateur P.Kh. Bezak and the Printing House of the Land Noble Cadet Corps. Observatory of Culture. 2017;14(1):96-100. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.25281/2072-3156-2017-14-1-96-100
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