Pavel Ivanovich Melnikov | |
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 Portrait by Pyotr Borel | |
| Born | November 6, 1818 Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Empire |
| Died | February 13, 1883 (aged 64) Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Empire |
| Pen name | Andrey Pechersky |
| Alma mater | Kazan University |
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Pavel Ivanovich Melnikov (alias Andrey Pechersky, Russian: Па́вел Ива́нович Ме́льников (Андре́й Пече́рский), 1818, Nizhny Novgorod – 1883) was a Russian writer, best known for his novels In the Forests and On the Hills, which describe the unique life of Transvolga and use its dialects.