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Ivan Lazhechnikov
Lazhechnikov
also: Лажечников, Лажечникова
Ivan Ivanovich Lazhechnikov (1792-1869), the pioneering Russian historical novelist best known for The Last Novik and The Ice House; his portrait hangs on Rebrotesov's wall, prompting the guests' mock debate over whether he or a general pictured beside him was 'greater.'
Reading notes
- A Setback §24 портрет писателя Лажечникова
Ivan Ivanovich Lazhechnikov (1792-1869), a real and genuinely eminent Russian historical novelist (The Last Novik, The Ice House), whose framed portrait apparently hung on the Peplovs' wall alongside or instead of religious icons -- a detail of provincial middlebrow decor that becomes the story's punchline when Kleopatra Petrovna grabs it by mistake, voiding the "sacred" blessing and letting Shchupkin escape.
- Tears Invisible to the World §50 Lazhechnikov
Ivan Lazhechnikov (1792-1869), founder of the Russian historical novel; a framed portrait of the writer decorates Rebrotesov's wall, later fueling the guests' comic argument over his relative greatness.