2 Quotes & Sayings By Fyodor Stepun

In 1897 Stepun began to work for the medical department of the Governor-General of Karelia which was under the jurisdiction of the Russian Imperial government at that time. Stepun's job included looking after patients who were prisoners of war or political dissidents. He treated patients who were mostly soldiers who had been captured by the Finnish army during the Russo-Finnish War (1808-1809). Stepun left his job at the Governor-General's office in 1899 at the age of 31 to become a journalist for a local newspaper.

He wrote about various issues including politics, culture, sport, and medicine. His writing was very well received by his readership and he soon became known as an excellent writer which lead to him being offered jobs as a local correspondent for other newspapers. This led to his first book The Story of My Life: A Personal Narrative which was published in 1900 and went on to sell over 100,000 copies in its first printing alone. In 1902 Stepun moved from Russia to Paris where he became a correspondent for The Daily Telegraph newspaper based in London.

He continued to cover various topics such as politics, culture, sport and medicine but now also wrote stories about his own personal life experiences such as those he had while working as a doctor during his younger days. In 1908 Stepun moved back to Russia where he became a correspondent for The New York Herald and continued to write about various topics including politics and culture but also covered stories about himself such as those relating to his travels around Russia and later France and England during this period. In 1912 he began work with The New York Evening Post which was well received by their readership and led to Stepun being offered jobs covering several different areas such as politics, sports, culture and science which were followed by other well received articles such as those relating to his childhood experiences such as those he had while working as a doctor during his younger days. Stepun continued writing about these topics throughout the early part of the 20th century until 1923 when he retired from full-time journalism due to poor health conditions. Stepun died on August 23rd 1930 whilst staying at a sanatorium in Baden near Vienna, Austria where he had been living since