Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-11
Son of a Serf the Most
Influential Man in Russia

finally became an officer and retired 10
his native village with the rank OF cap-
tain. lie got his son into the cadet
college ana was anxious for him 10 en-
ter the army. But young Alexis did
not like his profession, He lc0 az tho
end Of "A year much Go the disgust OF
his father. who dc, Jared inc would so
10 the dogs. and entered % university.
His father refused To- send him money
and SO he became a teacher m q small
district school interchangeable from his
youth. he worked hard every moment
Of his spare time read. studied. wrote
verses ana sent his poetioal produc-
tons To various argV -papers-with
having the satisfaction OF seeing them
IN print Al last. however in 1858. hc
managed to get short poem published
"a. a review ana in three years he was
Ia the midst of a feVerish whirl OF writ
ing. producing a stream az stories.
poems. reviews and articles on art. He
SAYS that the time. which he then
hated. spent In the village school was
the foundation Of his success for that
Was when he laid up the enormous
store or miscellaneous and out-of-the-
way knowledge that helped him TO DE
so versatile.
VARIED EXPERIENCES
"A doctor must know medicine and
a lawyer the law" he says But
journalist must know everything and
everybody who comes within his reach
To him nothing Is common or unClcan
In those days be was much less con-
sentative in his ideas than now. His
campaign against Russian nationalism
led him INTO disgrace For one Of his
books he served "a term of imprison
ment on another occasion his short
stories aud sketches 80 aroused the
a.. -. IA.
broke of all connection with the papers
he contributed to. In 1876 he began his
connection with the "NoNoe Nremya.'
Next year iie represented II AT tho
front during tine Turkish war. He has
made the paper what Il is, and, H. as
his opponents say, he sacrificed his lib
eral opinions 10 the papers success,
he has directed 10 with an excellent
knowledge of his public and has made
IL paper that no other organ pub
lished In Russia can approach When
SouNOrin took IL over the paper was
about a. be suspended for lack ot
funds Souvorin had no money and
none OF his friends could lend IL 90 him
After much trouble he found man
willing 10 advance $4,000, This was
Baron Leopold Nr1nouherg, "a Polish
banker. aud thanks 90 him SOuvorin
was able Go keep the journal above
water Just at the critical moment. His
own energy and versatility did the rest.
II rs "a wonder that ono man could do.
even In 90 wears. an he has 90 his credit
and do II wen. with freshness and
fervor young men may well envy and
"a humor too often absent from Rus
sian wrltors work in these pessimistic
days
NEWSPAPER STORIES
or course AN sorts Of stories are told
a bout this remarkable man. some where
the laugh b. against him and others iu
which he b. the hero. When FIRST con
nectcd with the "Noyue NicmFa' his
zeal FOR ihc papers rrspecthbility
aroused the amusement of his cole
leagucs. on one occasion o. made him
look rather ucidulous a subscriber,
anxious to learn French sent the fol-
lowing advertisement o. De put in the
wants columns. Russian gentleman
wishes 10 take conversational lessons
win French lady Evening prefer
red. SouVorIn who knew, ns ho sim
knows every dctall ana every corner or
his paper, sent back the ndNeitlsemrnl
with an endorsement saying that the
Noyoe Nremya would not think of puo-
fishing such am immoral Advertisement
Next day, a very lrate old gentleman
Of most respectable appearance, called
and demanded 90 see the editor When
shown into hls presence the visitor
angrily demanded 10 know why tho
oldest subscriber had been so grossly
insulted. he was the would d. adj
Yertiscr. the staidesi Of the stald, who
wanted to take lessons with his wife
ana was busy during the day
But sometimes iouvorin has me lNhi
word. A certain lady in 81 Petersburg
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