Oath at the Holy Sepulchre

Nikolai Alekseevich Polevoy (1796-1846) was a Russian writer, critic, historian, and journalist. Born in Irkutsk, he published and edited the magazine "e;Moscow Telegraph"e; from 1825 to 1834, which became one of the most important literary and social publications of its time. After the magazine was closed by government order, Polevoy moved to St. Petersburg, where he focused on drama and historic...