Biography Pecherin Vladimir Sergeyevich

Pechorin, Vladimir Sergeevich (1808) – Russian Jesuit, Hellenist. After graduating from the course at St. Petersburg University, was sent abroad to prepare for a professorship. In 1836 became chair of Greek literature at Moscow University. According to Ure. Samarin, P. lectures have an entirely novel and artistic perfection. Buslaev remembers P., explaining to students of Homer and Sophocles, masterfully translated their poems beautiful literary style. The then state of things weighed AP, he decided to leave Russia. For this he needed money. AP began to give lessons, reduced its costs to the bare necessities, avoid friendly assembly and finally went away, notifying the trustee in writing that will not come back to Russia. Abroad, PA for some time was a tutor and then became a monk of the Jesuit order, and very zealous. In the early 50's. P. was a priest in England. From his correspondence with Herzen (see op. Hertzen, Vol IX) shows how he treasured the interests of the catholic church. Assuming that Russia intended to build only the "material power", "Material Science", that she is given an inheritance only "material world", by P. exclaims: "We believe in the immortality of the soul and future of the world, what we care about this civilization the present moment? "Russia will never be me to have her subjects. However, AP continued to love their homeland and keep in touch with some fellow countrymen, for example. prof. Nikitenko, who frequently mentions him in his "Diary". In his youth P. was engaged in literature, wrote Sophocles (in "Son of the Fatherland"), wrote and translated poetry. His poem: "Triumph of Death", "Polycrates of Samos, and others were seen. Probably the latter period of his life is a poem: "Out, demons radiant; interesting to describe his mood (" heavenly visions of earthly life, I gave up and the heavy cross, I exile voluntarily podyal; under my crown of thorns, the sweat on his pale face, feat difficult and harsh, I will commit to the end "). Living in Ireland, P. zealously fought against Protestantism. During the Crimean campaign in British newspapers reported that in Ireland to trial reverend father Vladimir Petcherin, native a Russian, for publicly burning an area of the Protestant Bible. He died, apparently in the early 80s.