Nikolai Leskov

Nikolai Leskov was born on Feb 04, 1831 in Russian Empire. Nikolai Leskov's big-screen debut came with Katerina Izmailova directed by Cheslav Sabinsky in 1927. Nikolai Leskov is known for Katerina Izmailova directed by Mikhail Shapiro, Galina Vishnevskaya stars as Katerina Lvovna Izmailova and Artyom Inozemtsev as Sergei. The upcoming new movie Nikolai Leskov plays is Lady Macbeth which will be released on Jul 14, 2017.

Nikolai Leskov was born in 1831, in Gorokhovo, Orel province, Russia. His parents belonged to Russian gentry and owned an estate with serfs. He was a Gymnasium student until the age of 15. In 1846 his father died and a disastrous fire destroyed the family estate and ruined him financially. Leskov served as a court clerk in Orel and in Kiev. In 1853 he married Olga Smirnova; they had two children and separated in 1860. His job at an English firm made him travel to remote regions of Russia, where he also collected the material for his writings.