Aleksandr Nikolaevich Radishchev
Radishchev, Aleksandr Nikolaevich ((1749 — 1802), educated in
Leipzig, brought the tradition of social criticism in
Russian literature to prominence with the publication in 1790 of his
Journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow. His depiction of socio-economic conditions in Russia earned him exile to
Siberia until 1797. He committed suicide in 1802.