Pavel Petrovich Svinyin or Svinin was a Russian writer, painter, and editor, known as a "Russian Munchausen" for many exaggerated accounts of his travels. He was Appolon Maykov's brother-in-law and Aleksey Pisemsky's father-in-law.
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About this person
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1787 to 1839 · aged 51
Written about in
5 languages
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