In the mid-1830s he enrolled into the Saint Petersburg Institute of Railroad Engineers and , having graduated in 1842 , went to work in Nizhny Novgorod .
In the late 1820s the family moved to Ufa where Mikhail studied in a gymnasium .
In the mid-1830s Mikhail enrolled into the Saint Petersburg Institute of Railroad Engineers and , having graduated in 1842 , went to work in Nizhny Novgorod .
In the late 1820s the family moved to Ufa where Mikhail studied in a gymnasium .