Chaev, Nikolai Aleksandrovich

Born on April 26 ( May 8 ), 1824 in the Kostroma province .

He studied at the private boarding house of L. I. Chermak and at the Kostroma gymnasium . In 1843 from the Demidov Lyceum entered the law faculty of Moscow University ^[1] , after which in 1850 he began serving in the Moscow Palace Office ; was an assistant director, and then a long time director of the Armory . In the late 1850s, he was the censor at the Moscow Post Office .

He began writing in 1859 as a fiction writer. Contributed to the founding in 1874 of the Society of Russian Dramatic Writers (for some time, since 1887, was the chairman of this society); was a member of the Society of lovers of Russian literature .

After A.N. Ostrovsky’s death, from the autumn of 1886 N.A. Chaev was the head of the repertoire in Moscow theaters.

NA Chaev wrote mostly dramas and chronicles from ancient Russian history:

• "Prince Alexander Mikhailovich Tverskoy" (1864; Chaev's first play, not staged)
• Our old on the chronicle and oral tradition . - M., 1862.
• Swat Faddeich // "Epoch". - 1864. - November. -> Alexandrinsky Theater
• Dimitri the Pretender // Epoch. 1865. January. -> in 1866, Alexandria Theater; as Dimitri - V.V. Samoilov
• “Mother-in-law” -> in 1867, the Maly Theater , in the main role - E. N. Vasilyeva ; In 1890, P. A. Strepetova was engaged in this role in the Alexandria Theater .
• Terrible Tsar Ivan Vasilyevich : Folk song in their faces. - M .: Univ. type of. (Katkov and K °), 1868.
• Description of the palace of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich in the village of Kolomenskoye / Comp. pom dir Mosk. weapon Chamber N. Chayev. - M .: Univ. type of. (Katkov and K °), 1869. - 39 p.
• Prince of ancient Russia . - M., 1870.
• The Bogatyrs: Roman at 3 o'clock: From the time of imp. Paul's - M .: type. A.I. Mamontov and Co., 1872 (region 1873). - 549 s.
• Underground Forces: a novel
• Dupel: A comedy in 5 days. - M .: D.I. Presnov, 1874. - 81 p.
• Biryuk : Comedy in 5 days. - SPb., 1875.
• Know ours: Comedy in 4 days. - SPb .: lit. Kurochkina, qualification. 1876. - 159 s. -> in 1876, the Maly Theater
• Nadia: poem . - M .: Type. I.I. Rodzevich, 1878.
• Tsar and Grand Duke of All Russia Vasily Ivanovich Shuisky . - M., 1886. -> in 1883; Theater Korsch ( Griboedov Prize )
• Poems N. Chaeva . - M .: typ. Lit. t-va I.N. Kushnerev and Co., 1896. - 142 p.
• Heroes: From Suvorov time. 1799-1800. - M .: type. t-va I.D. Sytin, 1900. - 475 p.
• In memory of Pavel Stepanovich Mochalov // “Theater and Art”. - 1900. - № 45. (The article was included in the collection Pavel Stepanovich Mochalov. - M., 1953 ).
• Dumka; Sacred memory of Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin; At dawn: Three poems / N. Chaev. - M .: typ. Lit. t-va I.N. Kushnerev and Co., 1902. - 16 p.
• Election of Tsar Mikhail Romanovich Romanov on the realm : [Epilogue to the trilogy of Dimitri the Pretender, Tsar Vasily Ivanovich Shuisky and 1612]. - M., 1912.
• 1612 and election to the kingdom of Mikhail Fedorovich Romanov : Chronicle in persons, in 5 d. - SPb .: type. t-va I.D. Sytin, 1912.
• Mikhail Semenovich Shchepkin in my memories // EIT. - SPb. - 1914. - Vol. one.

• Chaev, Nikolai Aleksandrovich // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : 86 t. (82 t. And 4 add.). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
• Q. [Karneev] M.V.N.A. Chaev // EIT. - SPb., 1907-1908, no. XVIII.
• Lotman L. A. N. Ostrovsky and Russian dramaturgy of his time. - M.-L., 1961. - C. 271-273.