Valerian Maykov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Valerian Maykov

Russian writer and critic

Date of Birth: 09-Sep-1823

Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia

Date of Death: 27-Jul-1847

Profession: journalist, literary critic, opinion journalist

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Valerian Nikolayevich Maykov (Russian: ???????´? ??????´???? ??´????, September 9, 1823, Moscow, Russia — July 27, 1847, v.Novoye) was a Russian writer and literary critic, son of painter Nikolay Maykov, brother of poet Apollon and novelist Vladimir Maykov.
Valerian Maykov, once a Petrashevsky Circle associate, was considered by contemporaries as heir to Vissarion Belinsky's position of Russia's leading critic, and later credited for being arguably the first in Russia to introduce scientific approach to the art of literary criticism.