GRIGORII FEDOROVITCH KVITKA
\ɡɹˈɪɡɔːɹˌɪa͡ɪ fɛdˈɔːɹəvˌɪt͡ʃ kˈe͡ɪvˈɪtkə], \ɡɹˈɪɡɔːɹˌɪaɪ fɛdˈɔːɹəvˌɪtʃ kˈeɪvˈɪtkə], \ɡ_ɹ_ˈɪ_ɡ_ɔː_ɹ_ˌɪ__aɪ f_ɛ_d_ˈɔː_ɹ_ə_v_ˌɪ_tʃ k_ˈeɪ_v_ˈɪ_t_k_ə]\
Sort: Oldest first
-
A Russian novelist; born at Osnova (whence his appellation "Osnovianenko"), near Karkov, Nov. 29, 1778; died at Karkov, Aug. 20, 1843. He wrote both in Great and Little Russian, being one of the chief writers in the latter, his works in which (new ed., 2 vols., 1858) were especially dear to his countrymen for presenting pictures of the familiar national life idealized; the most popular was the novel "Maroussia". In Great Russian he published two novels of manners and a number of dramas, the most popular of the latter being "Selmenko".
By Charles Dudley Warner
Word of the day
Dopamine Acetyltransferase
- An enzyme that catalyzes the of groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also catalyze acetyl transfer between arylamines without CoA. EC 2.3.1.5.
Nearby Words
- grifter
- grifulvin v
- grig
- grigoic alecsandrescu
- grigori efimovich rasputin
- Grigorii Fedorovitch Kvitka
- grigorij petrovich danilevskij
- grigri
- gril
- grill
- grillade