# Nikolai Leskov

> Nikolai Semyonovich Leskov 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 short literary forms. His major works include Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (1865), which was later made into an opera by Shostakovich); The Cathedral Folk (1872); The Enchanted Wanderer (1873); and "The Tale of Cross-eyed Lefty from Tula and the Steel Flea" (1881).

*Russian writer (1831-1895)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 1831-02-04
- **Died:** 1895-02-21
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 59.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 10.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 24.5 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 65.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0504025/ (@nm0504025)

## Sources
- [尼古拉·列斯科夫](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B0%BC%E5%8F%A4%E6%8B%89%C2%B7%E5%88%97%E6%96%AF%E7%A7%91%E5%A4%AB)
- [Nikolai Leskov](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Leskov)
- [Nikolaj Leskov](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolaj_Leskov)
- [Nikołaj Leskow](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niko%C5%82aj_Leskow)
- [Лесков, Николай Семёнович](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%2C_%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B9_%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BC%D1%91%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87)
- [Мікалай Сямёнавіч Ляскоў](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D1%96%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B9_%D0%A1%D1%8F%D0%BC%D1%91%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%96%D1%87_%D0%9B%D1%8F%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%9E)
- [Николай Лесков](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B9_%D0%9B%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2)
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- [Nikolai Semjonowitsch Leskow](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Semjonowitsch_Leskow)
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- [نیکلای لسکوف](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D9%84%D8%B3%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%81)
- [Nikolaï Leskov](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola%C3%AF_Leskov)
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- [Nyikolaj Szemjonovics Leszkov](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyikolaj_Szemjonovics_Leszkov)
- [Նիկոլայ Լեսկով](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%86%D5%AB%D5%AF%D5%B8%D5%AC%D5%A1%D5%B5_%D4%BC%D5%A5%D5%BD%D5%AF%D5%B8%D5%BE)
- [Nikolaj Semënovič Leskov](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolaj_Sem%C3%ABnovi%C4%8D_Leskov)
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- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/822d1dc5-ad06-4552-8a34-3d822f3c3d6e)
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/2875813)
- [Nikolai Leskov](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Leskov)

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