Saltykov-Shchedrin

Unmatched classic of satire with a complicated fate – this is how Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin can be characterized. Raised in strictness and even cruelty, the writer did not turn against the world but learned to see human weaknesses and vices, "uncovering" the pressing issues of his time. Work in stuffy offices provided him with a rich material for reflection. However, he understood perfectly well that his satirical works could not change the surrounding reality of the twilight of the Russian Empire…

True fame came to him only after his death. The scale of his creativity, its uniqueness, brightness, and originality did not go unnoticed during the Soviet era. Now Saltykov-Shchedrin stands on a pedestal alongside other classics of domestic prose!