Evgenia Tur

Biography

Evgeniia Tur (Russian: Евге́ния Тур; 24 August 1815 – 27 March 1892) was a Russian writer, children's writer, critic, editor, journalist, publisher, salon hostess, and translator. Evgeniia Tur was the penname for Elizaveta Vasilyevna Sukhovo-Kobylina, who became Countess Elizaveta Vasilyevna Salias De Tournemire after marrying Count Andrey Salias de Tournemire. Evgeniia Tur had several accomplished relatives: Tur's son Evgeny Salias De Tournemire was a novelist, Tur's brother Alexsandr Sukhovo-Kobylin was a playwright and dramatist, and Tur's sister Sofia Sukhovo-Kobylina was a painter.