Nikolay Karazin
Nikolay Nikolaevich Karazin (born 1842, Kharkov, Russian Empire (today Ukraine) — died 1908, Gatchina, Russian Empire) was a Russian military officer, painter and writer. He is mostly known for his paintings depicting wars and exotic places.
Also recorded as N. N. Karazin · Nicholas Nicholaivich Karazin · Nikolai Nikolaevich Karazin · Nikolaj Nikolajewitsch Karasin
Nikolay Karazin

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- Name
- Nikolay Nikolaevich Karazin
- Born
- 1842
- Birthplace
- Kharkov, Russian Empire
- Died
- 1908
- Place of death
- Gatchina, Russian Empire
- Occupation
- Military officer, painter and writer
- Nationality
- Russian Empire.
- Education
- Second Moscow Cadet Corps.
- Honours
- Order of Saint Anna, 4th class, Order of St. Vladimir and 4th class.
- Languages
- Russian.
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Nikolay Nikolaevich Karazin (born 1842, Kharkov, Russian Empire (today Ukraine) — died 1908, Gatchina, Russian Empire) was a Russian military officer, painter and writer. He is mostly known for his paintings depicting wars and exotic places.
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Nikolay Karazin (1842–1908) was an artist, children's writer and illustrator, among other activities, of Russian nationality. The artist died in Gatchina. Nikolay Karazin was educated at Second Moscow Cadet Corps.
Languages used include Russian. Works are held at Art Museum of Estonia and Belarusian National Arts Museum. Honours include Order of Saint Anna, 4th class.
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Biography
Biography
Nikolay Karazin studied at Second Moscow Cadet Corps. The recorded working language is Russian. Work by Nikolay Karazin is recorded in the collections of Belarusian National Arts Museum and Art Museum of Estonia. Distinctions recorded are Order of Saint Anna, 4th class and Order of St.

The book «Gallery of Russian writers», printed in Moscow, 1901. Page 441.
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Nikolay Nikolaevich Karazin, from the book «Gallery of Russian writers», 1901, page 441.
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• Name — Nikolay Nikolaevich Karazin • Native Name — Николай Николаевич Каразин • Born — 1842 • Birthplace — Kharkov, Russian Empire • Died — 1908 • Place of death — Gatchina, Russian Empire • Resting Place — Nikolskoe Cemetery, Saint Petersburg • Occupation — Military officer, painter and writer
Biography
Biography
Nikolay Karazin was born to a family of enlightenment scientists. His grand father Vasily Karazin was a Serbian-born Russian enlightenment intellectual, inventor, and the founder of Kharkiv University. His father Nikolay Vasilivech Karazin was an inventor trying to market a liquid smoke for the "instant smoking" of meats. Nikolay Karazin graduated from the Moscow cadet school in 1862. In 1865–1867 he studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg. As a military officer he participated in the campaign against the January Uprising in Poland (1864), and the military campaigns in Turkestan (1864–1870). In 1871 he retired from the military service but as a military correspondent and illustrator he took part in the Russo-Turkish War, 1877–1878 with Serbian and Russian armies. For his military service he was awarded the Order of St. Vladimir and a gold sword. From 1874-1879 he worked on a scientific expedition exploring the Central Asia. In 1885-1886 Karazin travelled to India together with Ivan Minaev. He also travelled to Egypt, Italy, Switzerland and many other exotic places. • Illustration — Nikolay Karazin, Russian troops taking Samarkand in 1868 After his retirement from military service, Karazin wrote many adventure and ethnographic stories and novels: • "На далеких окрайнахъ" (1875; "In the Distant Confines," tr. Anthony W. Sariti, AuthorHouse, 2007) • "В пороховом дыму" (In the gunpowder smoke, 1878) • "В камышах" (In the reeds, 1879) • "Varvara Lepko and her family" (1879); • "Тигрица" (Tigress); • "From Orenburg to Tashkent" (1886); • "Khiva Expedition" (1882); etc. • The Two-Legged Wolf, English translation, 1894, from Archive.org The most popular was his children's book, Cranes Flying South, telling the story of a crane migrating from the Ostashkov swamps to the Upper Nile. The book combined an interesting story, geographic descriptions of the places the crane flew and illustrations by the author. Later Karazin became known mostly as a painter and illustrator. He painted many large canvases devoted to battles and especially military actions in Turkestan. He was a prolific book illustrator and one of the most notable authors of the postcards. In 1902 he participated in the first (rejected by the government) project of the Moscow Metro and produced many paintings showing his vision of the project. In 1904 Karazin became an academician of the Imperial Academy of Arts. He died in 1908 in Gatchina.
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• Illustration — Collecting brushwood in winter, 1888 • Illustration — Russian troops taking Samarkand • Illustration — Khiva expedition of 1873. Russian troops crossing the death sands to the wells of Adam-Krylgan, 1888 • Illustration — Russian troops crossing Amu Darya in 1873, 1889, • Illustration — Cover of Karazin's book From North to South: memoirs of an old crane, 1899 • Illustration — Project of Moscow Metro, 1902 • Illustration — Project of Moscow Metro, 1902 • Illustration — Project of Moscow Metro, 1902 • Illustration — Moscow, postcard • Illustration — Postcard
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Nikolay Karazin is recorded with the occupation military personnel. Recorded with the occupation children's writer. Recorded as writer, painter, military personnel, war correspondent and illustrator.
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1842
Nikolay Karazin was born on 27 November 1842.
1908
Nikolay Karazin died on 19 December 1908.
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Kharkov Governorate.
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- 1.Biography on rulex.ru
- 2.Homepage of the modern Liquid Smoke company
- 3.Collection of biographies on hrono.ru material
- 4.Biography of Ivan Minaev
- 5.E.A. Vorotyntseva From the history of the Culture
- 6.Biography
- 7.History of Moscow Metro
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- Nagayevskaya, Yelena V. Русское искусство: очерки о жизни и творчестве художников. Вторая половина девятнадцатого века. Iskusstvo. 2. 357–368. 1971. 71538004.
- Shestimirov, Aleksandr A. Забытые имена: русская живопись XIX века. Belyi gorod. 216–225. 2004. 5-7793-0832-2.
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The authorities additionally record the headings N. Karazin, Nicholas Nicholaivich Karazin, Nikolai Nikolaevich Karazin, Nikolaj Nikolajewitsch Karasin and Nikolaj Karasin. His recorded language was Russian. Karazin received Order of Saint Anna, 4th class and Order of St.
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