Pavel Ivanovich Melnikov

Pavel Ivanovich Melnikov
Portrait by Pyotr Borel
Portrait by Pyotr Borel
Born(1818-11-06)November 6, 1818
Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Empire
DiedFebruary 13, 1883(1883-02-13) (aged 64)
Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Empire
Pen nameAndrey Pechersky
Alma materKazan University
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Pavel Ivanovich Melnikov (alias Andrey Pechersky, Russian: Па́вел Ива́нович Ме́льников (Андре́й Пече́рский), 1818, Nizhny Novgorod1883) 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.