Pavel Svinyin

Jun 19, 1787 - Apr 9, 1839

Pavel Petrovich Svinyin or Svinin was a prolific Russian writer, painter, and editor known as a "Russian Munchausen" for many exaggerated accounts of his travels. He was Appolon Maykov's brother-in-law and Aleksey Pisemsky's father-in-law.
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