Mikhnevich, Alexander Petrovich

Educated at the 2nd Moscow Classical Gymnasium , Institute of Railway Engineers and at St. Petersburg University .

He began his military service as a volunteer in the Life Guards Semyonovsky Regiment , where in 1878 he was promoted to ensign.

In 1879, he took the post of educator of the 3rd St. Petersburg Military Gymnasium , and then successively held the posts of assistant class inspector in the Alexander Cadet Corps ^[1] , head of the training department of the Main Directorate of Military Educational Institutions, full-time teacher of the 1st Cadet Corps , inspector classes of the Alexander Cadet Corps and General for special assignments at the Main Directorate of military educational institutions.

In 1910 he was credited to the reserve with production as lieutenant general.

In 1911, with the highest permission, he was appointed a permanent member of the pedagogical committee of the Main Directorate of military schools, and then was a minister of war.

From 1877 until the end of his life, Mikhnevich worked in various magazines and publications: “ Pedagogical Collection ”, “ News ”, “ North ”, “ Scout ”, “ Russian Disabled ” and “ Military Encyclopedia ”.

Prose and Drama

• "The accession to the throne of M. F. Romanov (dramatic chronicle (1611-1613) in 3 acts with an epilogue in verse)", St. Petersburg, 1889;
• "On the consecration of the temple in the Alexander Cadet Corps", St. Petersburg, 1889;
• "The Abyss of Thought," a poetic diary, St. Petersburg, 1891;
• The Arkhangelsk Man (a spectacle in 3 acts from the life of M. V. Lomonosov, 1730–64), St. Petersburg: Izd. M. M. Lederle and Co., 1892;
• “One Hundred Years Ago, Great Borodin Day,” St. Petersburg: Izd. I. S. Simonova, 1912 - 47p .;
• “Alexy the Man of God”, St. Petersburg, Partnership of the Early Printing A. A. Levenson, 1914;
• “The Founding of St. Petersburg” (historical chronicle in 2 parts, with an epilogue), St. Petersburg, Association of Skoroprotechny A. A. Levenson, 1914 - 123 pp .;
• “The Life and Death of A. S. Pushkin (1799-1837). Biographical trilogy. " M .: early typography of A. A. Levinson, 1915 .-- 425 p.

Poetry

Printed under the pseudonym A. Tambovsky

• "The boundless sea of ​​love", a collection of poems, St. Petersburg: ed. G.V. Yeniseisky: Type. Eduard Goppe, 1890;
• The Curse of Love, a collection of poems, St. Petersburg: ed. G.V. Yeniseisky: Type. and phototype. Imp. Acad. artist Phototype of V. Stein, 1893
• "Triumph of Love", a collection of poems, St. Petersburg: ed. G.V. Yeniseisky: Type. M. Stasyulevich, 1895
• "Anacreon", the first complete collection of his works in translations of Russian writers, St. Petersburg, 1896;

Translations

• On the tragedy: from L'art poétique Boileau / translated by A.P. Mikhnevich. SPb .: Type. t-va "Public good", 1885.

• Mikhnevichi // Military Encyclopedia : [in 18 vol.] / Ed. V.F. Novitsky [et al.]. - SPb. ; [ M. ]: Type. t-va I. D. Sytin , 1911-1915.