Yevgeny Isaakovitch Utin (Russian: Евгений Исаакович Утин) (3 November 1843 – 9 August 1894) was a Russian lawyer and journalist. He was arrested in the student unrest in Saint Petersburg in 1861 and held in the Peter and Paul Fortress for some time. After graduating from the Faculty of Law at Saint Petersburg University, he spent several years abroad. He participated in the trial of Sergey Nechayev and other political defendants. Following a fatal duel with Aleksandr Zhokhov [ru], he was imprisoned for five months.

Yevgeny Isaakovitch Utin
halftone of Utin
Born(1843-11-03)November 3, 1843
DiedAugust 9, 1894(1894-08-09) (aged 50)
His estate in Volhynian Governorate
RelativesYakov Utin, brother

Boris Utin, brother

Nikolai Utin, brother

Utin was an active writer for Vestnik Evropy from its inception in 1866. He reported on the Russo-Turkish War from Bulgaria.

Selected publications edit

  • Вильгельм I и Бисмарк ("Wilhelm I and Bismarck"), 1892
  • Из литературы и жизни ("From Literature and Life"), 1896, 2 volumes. Posthumous publication of his most important journal articles.

Bibliography edit

  • "Утин, Борис Исаакович". Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  • Slonimsky, Ludwig. "Утин, Евгений Исакович". Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  • "УТИН ЕВГЕНИЙ ИСАКОВИЧ". Russian Biographical Dictionary (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  • "УТИН ЕВГЕНИЙ ИСААКОВИЧ". Dictionary of pseudonyms of Russian writers, scientists and public figures (in Russian).