Writing
Nikolai Leskov
Born February 16, 1831 Died March 5, 1895 (Age 64)Gorokhovo, Oryol Governorate, Russian Empire [now Russia]28 Credits
Nikolai Semyonovich Leskov (1831–1895) was a Russian novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and journalist, who also wrote under the pseudonym M. Stebnitsky. Praised for his unique writing style and innovative experiments in form, and held in high esteem by Leo Tolstoy, Anton Chekhov and Maxim Gorky among others, Leskov is credited with creating a comprehensive picture of contemporary Russian society using mostly…
