Nikolay Novikov wrote at a period when the terms of literature itself were being argued over.
The record lists Nikolay Novikov as Russian writer.
Nikolay Novikov was born at Avdotyino (Stupinsky District) in 1744. His recorded nationality is Russia. He was educated at Imperial Moscow University and Moscow University Gymnasium.
The eighteenth century built the literary marketplace - periodicals, subscription publishing, and readers who paid.
He worked as journalist, writer and editor.
The writing is recorded in Russian.
Books outlive their reviews, and the ones that last are seldom the ones that sold best.
That the work was written from Russia matters: language, censorship and the reach of a publishing industry decide which books travel and which stay local.
Nikolay Novikov died in 1818, aged 74. The books remain, which is the only durable form a writing life takes.
