About the Author

Prince Vladimir Fyodorovich Odoevsky (also known as V.F. Odoevskii, 1803 -1869) was a prominent Russian philosopher, writer, music critic, philanthropist and pedagogue. His fantastical stories for adults include The Cosmorama and The Salamander, both published in translation by Bloomsbury. Roger Cockrell is Honorary Fellow in Russian at the University of Exeter, UK. His publciations include a translation of Fadeev's the Rout, also in this series; an edition of Bulgakov's White Guard and (as co-author) The Voice of a Giant: Essays on Seven Russian Prose Classics.