Nikolai Leskov
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Nikolai Leskov was a Russian writer from the 19th century known for his distinctive literary works during a period of significant cultural development in Russia. His contributions to Russian literature remain notable, though he is less widely recognized internationally than some of his contemporaries.
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Nikolai Semyonovich Leskov (Russian: Никола́й Семёнович Леско́в; 16 February [O.S. 4 February] 1831 – 5 March [O.S. 21 February] 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 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).
Leskov received his formal education at the Oryol Lyceum. In 1847 Leskov joined the Oryol criminal court office, later transferring to Kiev, where he worked as a clerk, attended university lectures, mixed with local people, and took part in various student circles. In 1857 Leskov quit his job as a clerk and went to work for the private trading company Scott & Wilkins owned by Alexander Scott, his aunt's Scottish husband.
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1831 births1895 deaths19th-century dramatists and playwrights from the Russian Empire19th-century journalists from the Russian Empire19th-century male writers from the Russian Empire19th-century novelists from the Russian Empire19th-century pseudonymous writers19th-century short story writers from the Russian EmpireBurials at Volkovo CemeteryChristian novelistsPeople from Orlovsky Uyezd (Oryol Governorate)