Year - 1963 Authors - Pavel Ivanovich Melnikov (Andrei Pechersky) Edition format - 130x200 mm (medium format) Number of pages - 336 Publishing - Pravda Format - Hardcover Type of publication - Realism The ethnographer-fiction writer Pavel Ivanovich Melnikov-Pechersky, better known as Andrei Pechersky, belongs to a pleiud of prominent Russian writers of the mid-19th century. Original creative individuality, keen observation, knowledge of folk life and folklore, excellent knowledge of folk speech put forward him to a number of significant writers at a time when such important figures of critical realism as A.Tolstoy, N.Nekrasov, M.Saltykov-Shchedrin shone in literature , F. Dostoevsky, I. Turgenev, A. Ostrovsky, I. Goncharov. Thanks to a very special talent, a peculiar worldview, he managed to display in his works that which escaped the views of these and many other artists of the word. Creativity of the writer is so vivid and distinctive that it worries today, makes you think, opens to the reader the unknown facets of Russian life of the nineteenth century, shows the peculiarity of the characters of our compatriots. Shipping Item will be shipped within 1-3 business days after payment is received. We ship the item(s) by international registered airmail to any country. (WORLDWIDE ) USA and WORLDWIDE 10-30 days. All packages are packed very carefully, be sure, the item will not be damaged by the way! Payment We accept payments through PayPal. We are not responsible for any customs tax that can be charged in a country of delivery. If you have any problems with delivery or the item, please let me know so we can talk and solve the problem together. Have a nice day!