Apollon Skalkowski


Apollo Skalkowski January 1808 Zhytomyr - December 28, 1898 - Russian and Ukrainian scientist, historian Ukrainian, writer and publisher and the father of a journalist, theater and ballet critic Constantine Skalkovsky.

Life and work

By birth a Pole. He was educated at Vilnius and Moscow universities. He was a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences of the historico-philological department. More than 50 years as head of the Statistics Committee, in Odessa.
AA Skalkovsky became the first historian to systematically study the history of Novorossiysk Territory, for which he received from his contemporaries the nickname "Herodotus Novorossiysk Territory.
Numerous historical works AA Skalkovsky still retain the value of sources on the history of New Russia and Zaporozhye Sech, since they are used many valuable documents that are not extant.
The position of the scientist in motion estimation Haidamaks provoked a rebuke T. Shevchenko in his poem "Cold Yar.
Collaborated in the Journal of the Ministry of Education ", where issued, including oral histories NA A. Korzh.
In addition to historical works, Apollo Skalkovsky dabbled in the literary soil. Author of historical novels "Kagalnichanka", "Crystal Beam," "Brothers Redeemer," "Mama".

Major works