When he finished school, as part of the first graduating class of the prestigious Imperial Lyceum in Tsarskoye Selo, near Saint Petersburg, his talent was already widely recognized within the Russian literary scene.
Ketika ia lulus sebagai bagian dari kelas pertama yang selesai dari Liseum Imperial yang bergengsi di Tsarskoe Selo dekat St. Petersburg, panggung sastra Rusia telah mengakui bakatnya secara luas.