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Nikolai Semenovich Leskov

Nikolai Semyonovich Leskov (Russian: Никола́й Семёнович Леско́в) 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).

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Born 16 February [O.S. 4 February] 1831
Died 5 March [O.S. 21 February] 1895

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  • Cover of: Sobranie sochinenii

    First published in 1956 — 13 editions
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  • Cover of: Lefty: being the tale of cross-eyed Lefty of Tula and the steel flea.

    First published in 1921 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: The cathedral folk

    First published in 1872 — 10 editions
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    First published in 1958 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: The musk-ox, and other tales

    First published in 1944 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The enchanted wanderer: selected tales

    First published in 1924 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Tupeĭnyĭ khudozhnik: povesti i rasskazy

    First published in 1922 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Povesti i rasskazy.

    First published in 1959 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1961 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The enchanted pilgrim, and other stories.: Translated by David Magarshack.

    First published in 1946 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1977 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Очарованный странник: Повести и рассказы

    First published in 1944 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Evrei v Rossii: neskolʹko zamechaniĭ po evreĭskomu voprosu

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  • Cover of: The Amazon, and other stories

    First published in 1977 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Five tales

    First published in 1984 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Izbrannȳe sochineniya

    First published in 1937 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Izbrannye sochinenii͡a︡

    First published in 1958 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: N.S. Leskov o literature i iskusstve

    First published in 1984 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1866 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1955 — 2 editions
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Born 16 February [O.S. 4 February] 1831
Died 5 March [O.S. 21 February] 1895

Subjects

Fiction, Social life and customs, Translations into English, Criticism and interpretation, Antisemitism, Ethnic relations, Jews, Fiction, short stories (single author), History, Legal status, laws, Akvilon (Firm), Art, Clergy, Correspondence, English language, English language, history, English literature, history and criticism, Evangelicalism, Fiction, general, Knowledge, Knowledge and learning, Language, Literature, Orwell, george, 1903-1950, Performing arts

Places

Russia, Soviet Union, Russia (Federation)

People

N. S. Leskov (1831-1895), Aleksandr Isaevich Solzhenit︠s︡yn (1918-2008), Boris Mikhaĭlovich Kustodiev (1878-1927), Granville Waldegrave Radstock Baron (1833-1913), Leo Tolstoy graf (1828-1910)

Time

19th century, 1801-1917

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Alternative names

  • N. S. Leskov
  • Nikolai Leskov
  • Nikolaï Leskov
  • Nikolaj Leskov
  • Nikolaĭ Semenovich Leskov
  • N. S Leskov
  • Nicolas Leskov
  • Nikolas Leskov
  • N. S. LESKOV
  • LESKOV, N.S. (NIKOLAI SEMENOVICH), 1831-1895.
  • LESKOV, NIKOLAI (NIKOLAI SEMENOVICH), 1831-1895.
  • Nikolai Semyonovich Leskov
  • Leskov N. S.
  • Nikolai Lesskow

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June 6, 2023 Edited by Сергей Малышев Edited without comment.
June 6, 2023 Edited by Сергей Малышев Added new photo
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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID