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Nikolay Novikov

1744 - 1818

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Nikolay Ivanovich Novikov (Russian: Никола́й Ива́нович Новико́в; 8 May [O.S. 27 April] 1744, Moscow Governorate – 12 August [O.S. 31 July] 1818 Moscow Governorate) was a Russian writer and philanthropist most representative of his country's Enlightenment. Frequently considered to be the first Russian journalist, he aimed at advancing the cultural and educational level of the Russian public. Novikov belonged to the first generation of Russians that benefited from the creation of Moscow University in 1755. He took an active part in the Legislative Assembly of 1767, which sought to produce a new code of laws. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nikolay Novikov is the 3,907th most popular writer (down from 3,873rd in 2019), the 1,394th most popular biography from Russia (up from 1,423rd in 2019) and the 172nd most popular Russian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Nikolay Novikov ranks 3,907 out of 7,302. Before him are Kjartan Fløgstad, Javier Cercas, Aboul-Qacem Echebbi, Voltairine de Cleyre, Duchess Agnes of Württemberg, and Mato Kósyk. After him are Nikola Vaptsarov, Saken Seifullin, Zhou Zuoren, Mika Antić, Friedrich von Bodenstedt, and István Örkény.

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Among people born in 1744, Nikolay Novikov ranks 19. Before him are Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel, Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin, Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos, Giacomo Quarenghi, Anne Vallayer-Coster, and Marianna Martines. After him are Friedrich Ludwig Schröder, Conrad Moench, Eise Eisinga, Johann III Bernoulli, David Allan, and Christian Gotthilf Salzmann. Among people deceased in 1818, Nikolay Novikov ranks 35. Before him are Nicolas Isouard, Matvei Platov, Inō Tadataka, Martha Christina Tiahahu, Giuseppe Gazzaniga, and Joachim Heinrich Campe. After him are Louis Augustus Karl Frederick Emil, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen, Ivan Kulibin, Henry Lee III, Josef Abel, Johann David Wyss, and Carl Frederik von Breda.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Nikolay Novikov ranks 1,394 out of 3,761. Before him are Veniamin Kaverin (1902), Igor Strelkov (1970), Marie Vassilieff (1884), Talgat Tadzhuddin (1948), Peter Arshinov (1887), and Solomon Lozovsky (1876). After him are Valeri Tokarev (1952), Olavi Mannonen (1930), Oleg Gazmanov (1951), Edwin Linkomies (1894), Nikolai Karachentsov (1944), and Yury Glazkov (1939).

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Among WRITERS In Russia

Among writers born in Russia, Nikolay Novikov ranks 172. Before him are Pyotr Tkachev (1844), Konstantin Fedin (1892), Natalya Gorbanevskaya (1936), Helena Roerich (1879), Sergey Solovyov (1820), and Veniamin Kaverin (1902). After him are Apollon Maykov (1821), Rizaeddin bin Fakhreddin (1859), Viktor Yerofeyev (1947), Innokenty Annensky (1855), Eeva Kilpi (1928), and Andrejs Pumpurs (1841).

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