About the book: 1964 / Alexey Konstantinovich Tolstoy (1817–1875) - a classic of Russian literature. The range of genres in which A.K. wrote Tolstoy is unusually broad: from bright satire (“Kozma Prutkov”) to deep tragedy (“The Death of Ivan the Terrible”, etc.). All of the writer’s works are distinguished by subtle psychologism and entertaining storytelling. Many poems by A.K. Tolstoy were set to music by great Russian composers. The second volume of the Collected Works of A.K. Tolstoy contains dramatic works.