Nikolai Leskov

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Why Is Nikolai Leskov Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Nikolai Semyonovich Leskov 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 , The Cathedral Folk , The Enchanted Wanderer , and "The Tale of Cross-eyed Lefty from Tula and the Steel Flea" .

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What Are Nikolai Leskov's Academic Contributions?

Nikolai Leskov has made the following academic contributions:

• The Tale of Cross-eyed Lefty from Tula and the Steel Flea
• The Cathedral Clergy
• A Decayed Family