Vasily Ivanovich Vinogradov (March 3/15, 1856, Nizhny Novgorod — May 2/15, 1902, Nizhny Novgorod) was a teacher, essayist, local historian, and publisher active in the second half of the 19th and the early 20th century. He is known as the compiler of illustrated guidebooks and calendars devoted to Nizhny Novgorod and the Nizhny Novgorod Fair, and as the author of teaching manuals for elementary parish schools.[1][2]

Teaching career

After graduating from the Nizhny Novgorod Theological Seminary "among the top students," Vinogradov declined to continue his education at a theological academy or university and instead took a teaching post in the village of Dudeneyevo. According to contemporaries, he was "respected and beloved" in the parish: "there is not a house or family in the village to which the teacher was not morally bound."[2]

In the 1880s Vinogradov produced a broad range of educational publications: "Pedagogical and Didactic Advice" (1881), "Reading Lessons by the Phonic Method" (1882), the book series "Native Reading for Younger and Middle-Aged Children" (1885–1888), "Plans for Explanatory Reading" (1883, 1887), and a "Reading Book" for single-class parish schools (1889). Some of the manuals went through two editions and were published in Moscow and St. Petersburg.[1] In 1890 Vinogradov held the post of director of the Nizhny Novgorod Agricultural Reformatory Colony for Juveniles and represented Russia at the Fourth International Prison Congress.[1]

Essayist and publishing work

As an essayist, Vinogradov described in detail events in which he himself took part. His main publishing project was the series "Nizhny Novgorod Illustrated Calendars": nine issues appeared in all — from the calendar for 1894 to the calendar for 1902, when the compiler's death cut the series short. Unlike earlier Nizhny Novgorod address-calendars, which amounted to reference listings, Vinogradov's editions stood out for their lavish production: a large format (23×31 cm), fine binding, ornamentation, gold stamping, and extensive historical and reference material on the Nizhny Novgorod region.[3]

The peak of his publishing activity came in 1896, when the All-Russian Industrial and Art Exhibition of 1896 was held in Nizhny Novgorod. For it Vinogradov prepared an "Illustrated Guide to Nizhny Novgorod and the Fair," an "Art Album with Views of Nizhny Novgorod and the Fair," an "Illustrated Guide to the All-Russia Industrial and Art Exhibition of 1896," and an "Illustrated Companion Along the Volga." All these publications were illustrated with photographs by the celebrated Karelin, with whom Vinogradov was on friendly terms and collaborated for many years.[2] Vinogradov also gave a detailed account of all four days that Nicholas II spent on Nizhny Novgorod soil during the exhibition.[2]

Recognition

For his essays and works on pedagogy, Vinogradov was awarded a diploma of the 16th All-Russia Industrial and Art Exhibition of 1896 in Nizhny Novgorod.[2] His work was studied by a professor at NNGASU and Vinogradova Tatyana Pavlovna, who published an article about him and the book "Through an Eyewitness's Eyes. The All-Russia Industrial and Art Exhibition of 1896."[2][3]

Sources

  1. ru.wikisource.org — Author: Vasily Ivanovich Vinogradov — Wikisource (archive)
  2. master-raduga.nnov.ru — VINOGRADOV Vasily Ivanovich — MASTERSKAYA RADUGI (archive)
  3. master-raduga.nnov.ru — T. P. Vinogradova. Teacher and Essayist (an article about V. I. Vinogradov), part 2 — MASTERSKAYA RADUGI (archive)
  4. cbsnmr.ru — Vinogradov surname — Questions and Answers
  5. mobimarkets.ru — Fiberboard: where it is used