Berezaysky Vasyl (1762 – 1821) – teacher, writer, born in 1762, died in 1821, he was an instructor of literature and arithmetic in Smolny Institute. The literary activity Berezaysky began in 1785, placing in "Growing Grapes" translated from French – "On the innate inducement" (in November-December issue). Here he later published translations from French: "Ode on the restoration of Charles XII" (in the February issue of 1787) and "interesting discovery of the city of Herculaneum" (for 1789 and dep. SPb., 1789, and 2-ed . 1795). In addition to these transfers Berezayskomu owned again: "The Temple bezsmertnyya glory of the Emperor Peter the Great or a detailed description of his victory over Charles XII, King of Swedish" (translated from French, St. Petersburg., 1789), "Anecdote of the ancient poshehontsev" (St. Petersburg, 1798 . 2 ed. 1821 and 3rd ed. 1863), and "Arithmetic, composed for use in society for young ladies" (St. Petersburg, 1818). Deserve attention "Jokes", because thanks to them set the type of "gay poshehontsa", who later became so popular. His "jokes" Berezaysky took from folk traditions, and with his hand, but subjected them to literary adaptation. Judging from all his works, he was very educated, well-read and not devoid of literary abilities of man. The language of his prose everywhere smooth and sleek. SA Vengerov, "The critical and biographical dictionary of writers and scholars, etc. III, (St Petersburg, 1892). VR
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