Yevgeny Garshin

Yevgeny Garshin

Yevgeny Garshin ( _ru. Гаршин, Евгений Михайлович) (August 27, 1860 -1931) was a Russian teacher, novelist, publisher, director of the Commercial College in Taganrog (1901), younger brother of the Russian writer Vsevolod Garshin.

Early years

Yevgeny Mikhailovich Garshin was born in 1860 in Bahmut of Yekaterinoslav Government. In 1884 Yevgeny Garshin graduated from the Faculty for History and Philology at the Saint Petersburg University. Since 1886 he lectured Russian literature at various gymnasiums of Saint Petersburg.

"Chekhov Circle" and Chekhov Museum in Taganrog

Around 1900 Garshin moved to Taganrog, where he was appointed director of the Taganrog Commercial College in 1901. In 1904, soon after death of Anton Chekhov, he initiated the creation of the "Chekhov Circle". He was elected chairman of that circle and submitted an application to the Taganrog City Council, soliciting municipal acquisition of the birth house of Anton Chekhov in Taganrog. The memorial plate was placed in 1910. This further led to creation of the Chekhov Museum "Birthhouse of Anton Chekhov" in 1926, following the municipal acquisition in 1915. It is noteworthy that before moving to Taganrog, Garshin criticized earlier works by Anton Chekhov. Though living in his home city he became one of Chekhov's fans and made a lot to commemorate the writer.

Literary legacy

In 1911, Yevgeny Garshin left Taganrog for Simferopol. After his departure, the "Chekhov Circle" officially existed until 1920, but was gradually losing its importance with inauguration of the Chekhov Library and Museum in 1914. Very little is known about the life of Yevgeny Garshin in the Soviet period. He died in Leningrad in 1931.

Yevgeny Garshin is known for his small books "Novgorod Antiquities"(1892), "Russian Literature of the 19th century"(1891), "Social Importance of the Archaeology" (1888), "Three Poems" (1889), "Children-Crusaders" (1891) and many more. He also published several articles in "Istoricheskiy Vestnik" (Historical Bulletin), "Russkoe Bogatstvo", "Zvezda" (Star), "Russkaya Shkola" (Russian School) and other bulletins.


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