Nikolai Leskov
Russian writer (1831-1895) · Russia · On the map · Writers · Died at 64
Nikolai Semyonovich Leskov was a Russian novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and journalist, who also wrote under the pseudonym M. Stebnitsky.
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![The owners of the business I found myself in were all English, had no experience of Russian life whatsoever, and were squandering the capital they'd brought with them in the most optimistic manner.Nikolai Leskov on Scott & Wilkins.[3]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Leskov_7.jpg/500px-Leskov_7.jpg)
The owners of the business I found myself in were all English, had no experience of Russian life whatsoever, and were squandering the capital they'd brought with them in the most optimistic manner.Nikolai Leskov on Scott & Wilkins.[3]
Leskov had never identified himself with any party and had to take the consequences. (D. S. Mirsky)
Engraving of Leskov
Leskov c1880s
Inscribed portrait of Leskov c1892
The 125th Leskov Anniversary stampAbout this person
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).
