Boris Glinsky: Chronicler of Royal Children and Russian Liberalism.

Boris Borisovich Glinsky was born on October 12, 1860, in St. Petersburg as the illegitimate son of Senator B.N. Khvostov. He graduated from the historical and philological faculty of the capital university in 1885 and soon found his calling: starting in 1887, he became one of the leading authors of the magazine "Historical Herald," where he published dozens of articles on historical and journalistic topics.

Glinsky combined several roles - historian, writer, publisher, and public figure. In 1890, 1891, he edited the "Northern Herald," and from 1913 to 1917, he served as the editor-publisher of the "Historical Herald." At the same time, from 1915 to 1917, he led the magazine "Russian Future."
The main theme of his historical studies was the evolution of Russian liberalism and constitutionalism, as well as the history of domestic literature and journalism. His book "Royal Children and Their Mentors" (1899) was written in this vein - popular essays on how the heirs to the throne were educated from Peter I to Alexander II and the role teachers played in shaping their characters.

Politically, Glinsky was a convinced national-progressive - a supporter of constitutional governance combined with Russian nationalism. During World War I, he was part of the organizations "Self-Active Russia" and "Society of the Russian State Map." He welcomed the February Revolution of 1917 with enthusiasm, writing about the onset of the "era of popular sovereignty." However, by August, he supported the Kornilov uprising, for which he was arrested on charges of counter-revolution - the Bolsheviks destroyed the editorial office of the "Historical Herald."

Released in early October, Glinsky passed away on December 1, 1917, without witnessing the collapse of the world he wrote about.