Lady Macbeth Mtsensk district. Leskov N.

“He felt perfectly elusive, which is called the“ soul of the people, ”M. Gorky said about the author of the famous“ left -handed people ”,“ enchanted wanderer ”,“ Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk district ”. Leskov’s original talent forces to think about the mysterious Russian soul, about the paradoxes and contradictions of the national character. The writer's tense spiritual searches, interest in different aspects of life, the deep knowledge of life, the endless variety of plots and situations - all these features of Leskov’s work were reflected in his most famous works included in the real collection.