Roses and Thorns; The False Tsarevich

Nikolai Nikolaevich Alekseyev (1871-1905) was a Russian writer, descended from an impoverished noble family in the St. Petersburg province, the son of a staff captain. He graduated from the Vvedenskaya Gymnasium and studied at the law faculty of St. Petersburg University. He lived in poverty his entire life, supporting himself through literature and private tutoring. His work is distinguished by a...