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Nikolai Leskov

Russian novelist and short story writer known for Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

Did you know?He was often criticised by contemporary Russian intellectuals because his writing did not align with the major political ideologies of the era.

Nikolai Semyonovich Leskov (Russian: Никола́й Семёнович Леско́в; 16 February 1831 – 5 March 1895) was a Russian novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and journalist, who also wrote under the pseudonym M. Stebnitsky.

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Age at death
64
Years since death
131

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