Thaddeus Bulgarin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thaddeus Bulgarin

Russian writer and journalist

Date of Birth: 05-Jul-1789

Place of Birth: Uzda, Minsk Region, Belarus

Date of Death: 13-Sep-1859

Profession: writer, poet, land owner, journalist, literary critic, science fiction writer

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Thaddeus Venediktovich Bulgarin (Russian: ?????? ???????????? ????????; Polish Jan Tadeusz Krzysztof Bulharyn, July 5 [O.S.
June 24] 1789 – September 13 [O.S.
September 1] 1859), was a Russian writer, journalist and publisher of Polish, Bulgarian and Albanian ancestry.
In addition to his newspaper work, he rejuvenated the Russian novel, and published the first theatrical almanac in Russian.
During his life, his novels were translated and published in English, French, German, Swedish, Polish, and Czech.
He served as a soldier under Napoleon, and in later life as an agent of the Czar's secret police.
As a writer his self-imposed mission was to popularize the authoritarian policies of Alexander I and Nicholas I.