Nikolai LeskovNikolai Leskov was born in 1831 in the village of Gorokhovo in Russia. He began his writing career as a journalist living in Kiev, and later settled in St. Petersburg, where he published many short stories and novellas, including The Lady Macbeth of tsensk, The Sealed Angel, The Enchanted Wanderer, and Lefty. He died in February 1895. Read More Read Less