For nine years, starting from the very first issue, P. M. Olkhin served as the editor of the magazine "Around the World." He was one of the founders of the publication, which, thanks to his efforts, became one of the most popular in Russia for many years.

Olkhin made a significant contribution to the development of publishing in our country, although today his name is unjustly forgotten.

Pavel Matveevich was born in 1830 in St. Petersburg, where he lived his entire life. He graduated from the Medical-Surgical Academy and began his career with translation work at the publishing house of Mauricius Osipovich Wolf, which marked the beginning of his literary activity.

Throughout his life, which lasted 85 years, Pavel Matveevich published about fifty popular science works, skillfully explaining complex topics in simple language. In addition to books, he edited 17 magazines, including the most famous, "Around the World," and its supplements. After the magazine's launch in 1861, there was a noticeable increase in interest in studying the nature of Russia and the natural sciences, which was Olkhin's achievement.

Moreover, Pavel Matveevich adapted shorthand to the Russian language using the German method, and his system was recognized as the best at the 1865 competition. He created a textbook on shorthand and taught it in special courses. During this time, he recommended one of his best students, Anna Snitkina, to his friend Dostoevsky, who later became the writer's wife.

Olkhin also contributed to other creative fields by proposing the idea of creating a magazine about photographic art. In the 1880s, the magazine "Photographic Herald" appeared, dedicated to methods of shooting and processing photographs.

A separate achievement of Olkhin was his work with preschool children in the St. Petersburg Froebel Society. He created games for them, published magazines, and wrote notes for parents on upbringing.

Pavel Matveevich Olkhin passed away in 1915 at the age of 85, but his works continue to live on today.