Apollon Maykov

Apollon Maykov was a Russian poet, translator, literary critic, and writer born in Moscow in 1821. He was educated at Saint Petersburg State University and worked primarily in the field of poetry, with a focus on narrative poetry. His literary career spanned from 1839 to 1890, and he wrote in the Russian language. Maykov was a member of the Russian ethnic group and held the civil rank of Privy Councillor.

He received several awards, including the Pushkin Prize, the Order of St. Vladimir, and the Order of Saint Stanislaus. Maykov died in Saint Petersburg in 1897 and is buried at Novodevichy Cemetery. He was the son of Nikolay Maykov and had siblings Leonid Maykov and Valerian Maykov. His works, such as *Stikhotvoreniya*, have been described in sources including the Nordisk familjebok and the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.