Ivan Goncharov

Also known as Ivan Alexandrovich Goncharov, Ivan Aleksandrovich Goncharov

Russian novelist and official (1812–1891)

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Ivan Goncharov was a 19th-century Russian novelist and government official best known for his satirical novels depicting Russian society, particularly *Oblomov*, which portrays a nobleman too apathetic to engage with life. His works are considered important contributions to Russian literature for their sharp social criticism and psychologically complex characters.

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Instance of: human
Given name: Ivan
Gender: male
Citizenship: Russian Empire
Place of birth: Ulyanovsk
Place of death: Saint Petersburg
Occupation: theatre critic
Languages spoken: Russian
Genre: article
Movement: literary realism
Image: Ivan Goncharov.jpg

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topic's main category: Category:Ivan Goncharov
date of birth: 1812-06-18
cause of death: pneumonia
member of: Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences
Commons category: Ivan Goncharov
date of death: 1891-00-00
manner of death: natural causes
Commons gallery: Ivan Goncharov
place of burial: Volkovo Cemetery Writer's Walkways
start of work period: 1838-00-00
Commons Creator page: Ivan Goncharov
writing language: Russian
ethnic group: Russians
civil rank: Active State Councillor

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Ivan Aleksandrovich Goncharov (/ˈɡɒntʃərɒf/ GON-chə-rof, US also /-rɔːf/ -⁠rawf; Russian: Ива́н Алекса́ндрович Гончаро́в, IPA: [ɪˈvan ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪdʑ ɡənʲtɕɪˈrof]; 18 June [O.S. 6 June] 1812 – 27 September [O.S. 15 September] 1891) was a Russian novelist best known for his novels The Same Old Story (1847, also translated as A Common Story), Oblomov (1859), and The Precipice (1869, also translated as Malinovka Heights). He also served in many official capacities, including the position of censor.

Goncharov was born in Simbirsk into the family of a wealthy merchant; as a reward for his grandfather's military service, they were elevated to Russian nobility status. He was educated at a boarding school, then the Moscow College of Commerce, and finally at Moscow State University. After graduating, he served for a short time in the office of the Governor of Simbirsk, before moving to Saint Petersburg where he worked as government translator and private tutor, while publishing poetry and fiction in private almanacs. Goncharov's first novel, The Same Old Story, was published in Sovremennik in 1847.

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