# Vasily Baranshchikov

> Vasily Yakovlevich Baranshchikov was a Russian merchant from Nizhny Novgorod who spent part of the 1780s as an adventurer in the Caribbean and the Mediterranean. In 1787 he published a short, highly successful travelogue, probably consisting of a mixture of fact and invention, which was reissued several times. His story was retold in an essay by Nikolai Leskov and a novel by Robert Shtilmark.

*Russian merchant and writer (c. 1755 - c. 1804)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** Russia
- **Born:** 1756
- **Died:** 1801
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Vasily Yakovlevich Baranshchikov was a Russian merchant from Nizhny Novgorod who spent part of the 1780s as an adventurer in the Caribbean and the Mediterranean. In 1787 he published a short, highly successful travelogue, probably consisting of a mixture of fact and invention, which was reissued several times. His story was retold in an essay by Nikolai Leskov and a novel by Robert Shtilmark.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 38.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 11.1 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 3.3 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 47.6 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 20.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 53.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Vasily Baranshchikov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_Baranshchikov)
- [Баранщиков, Василий Яковлевич](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%89%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%2C_%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%AF%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87)
- [Vasilij Baransjtjikov](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasilij_Baransjtjikov)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4077908)

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