Mikhail Katkov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mikhail Katkov

Russian politician

Date of Birth: 01-Nov-1818

Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia

Date of Death: 20-Jul-1887

Profession: politician, journalist, literary critic, philosopher

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Mikhail Nikiforovich Katkov (Russian: ?????´? ????´??????? ?????´?; 13 February 1818 – 1 August 1887) was a conservative Russian journalist influential during the reign of tsar Alexander III.
He was a proponent of Russian nationalism, an important figure in the creation of a feeling of national identity and purpose.
After the Crimean War (1856) and the Polish insurrection of 1863, Katkov abandoned his liberal Anglophile views and rejected the early reforms of tsar Alexander II.
Instead he promoted a strong Russian state supported by an enthusiastic Russian people with a unified national outlook.
His ideas were based on Western ideas (as opposed to Slavophile ideas).
His literary magazine Russkii Vestnik (:The Russian Messenger") and newspaper Moskovskie Vedomosti ("Moscow News") were successful and influential media for promoting his views.