author
P. (Petr) Polevoi
1839–1902
A prolific Russian man of letters, he wrote historical novels and studies while also working as a translator, editor, critic, and literary historian. His career helped bring both Russian history and European storytelling traditions to a wide reading public.
2 Audiobooks
Ei rahallakaan: Kertomus
by P. (Petr) Polevoi
Russian Fairy Tales from the Skazki of Polevoi
by P. (Petr) Polevoi
About the author
Born in Saint Petersburg in 1839, Petr Nikolaevich Polevoi was the son of the writer and journalist Nikolai Polevoy. He studied at Saint Petersburg University and built an unusually wide-ranging literary career that included fiction, criticism, translation, editing, and literary history.
Polevoi is especially remembered for historical novels and for popular works on Russian literature and culture. He also translated well-known European authors, including Charles Dickens and Hans Christian Andersen, which helped connect Russian readers with major works from abroad.
Alongside his original writing, he worked for years in journalism and publishing, contributing to the literary life of late imperial Russia. He died in Saint Petersburg in 1902, leaving behind a large body of work that reflects both scholarly curiosity and a strong instinct for storytelling.