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Engelhardt Vasily Pavlovich [29 VII (10 VIII) 1828, Smolensk Province. - 19 V 1915, Dresden] - USA musical figure and astronomer. He studied at the School of Law (St. Petersburg), where he became close to V.V. and D.V. Stasov, A.N. Serov. A friend and admirer of M.I. Glinka, E. introduced creatures. contribution to the perpetuation of the memory of the composer. In 1853, he began to collect, by agreement with Glinka, manuscripts and publications of his writings. The richest collection of autographs and other materials related to Glinka’s activity was transferred to the Public in 1867. b-ku (now the State Public Public Library named after ME Saltykov-Shchedrin), having founded the Glinka Foundation. In 1858, by agreement with L.I. Shestakova, he published 17 Glinka’s novels abroad (the text is simultaneously in French, German and Italian languages), dedicating the publication to P. Viardot. In the 1870s settled in Dresden, studied astronomy, continued muses. activity:opened Glinka’s room in his house, collected an extensive sheet music (he bequeathed his property to the Kazan branch of RMO, however, his library and archive were not taken out of Dresden). Of interest are the letters of E. He belongs to the transposition. for 2 fp. in 8 and 12 hands of excerpts from Glinka's operas.