▁he ▁was ▁arrested ▁and ▁esc orted ▁to ▁St . P eters burg . ▁After ▁the ▁investigation , ▁Sh ch ap ov ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁as ▁a ▁teacher ▁and ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior ▁as ▁an ▁official ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁sect arian ▁affairs . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁dis charg ed ▁and ▁placed ▁under ▁police ▁surve ill ance . ▁ ▁Af an asi y ▁Sh ch ap ov ▁was ▁a ▁contrib utor ▁for ▁many ▁Russian ▁mag az ines , ▁such ▁as ▁Отече ствен ные ▁за пи ски ▁( Not es ▁on ▁Father land ), ▁Рус ское ▁с лово ▁( Russ ian ▁Word ), ▁В ре мя ▁( Time ), ▁В ек ▁( Cent ury ), ▁and ▁others . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁ex iled ▁to ▁his ▁native ▁village ▁and ▁then ▁Ir k ut sk ▁on ▁susp icion ▁of ▁his ▁connections ▁with ▁Alexander ▁H ert zen ▁and ▁Nikol ai ▁Og ary ov . ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁Sh ch ap ov ▁was ▁arrested ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁so - called ▁Si ber ian ▁ob last nik s ▁affair . ▁After ▁his ▁release , ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁mag az ines , ▁including ▁Де ло ▁( C ause ), ▁За пи ски ▁Си би р ского ▁от дела ▁Р Г О ▁( Not es ▁of ▁the ▁Si ber ian ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Geographic ▁Society ), ▁and ▁others . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6