1922 Encyclopædia Britannica/Artsibashev, Mikhail Petrovich

ARTSIBASHEV, MIKHAIL PETROVICH (1878-), Russian novelist, was born in South Russia Oct. 18 1878. His family was of Tartar descent, and on the mother's side he was a great-grandson of Kosciusko. He at first followed an artistic career, and attained some fame as a caricaturist, but subsequently began writing short stories, followed by novels. In 1912 he was imprisoned for several months by the Imperial Government as a revolutionary.