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Engraver on wood. Was an auditor student at the Academy of arts from 1838 Awarded the title of teacher of drawing in the public schools. In 1846 began the publication of drawings of the artist Agina to "Dead souls" by Gogol.
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Schedule. In 1838-1843. the means of the Society to promote artists studied in St. Petersburg Academy of arts, where he received the title of a drawing teacher. Since 1840 the Society of Wanderers began to learn woodcut (xylography). Illustrated many publications, including "the Art newspaper" and "Physiology of Petersburg". Its main business was the work of A. A. by Aginam over 100 illustrations to the poem of N. Gogol's "Dead souls". In 1849 was brought to trial in the case of M. V. Petrashevsky, then left drawing. He died in St. Petersburg.