NADEZHDA KHVOSHCHINSKAYA (1824–1889), who wrote under the pseudonym V. Krestovsky, was born in the Russian province of Ryazan. During the course of a career that spanned more than forty years, her wide-ranging literary work included poetry, prose, drama, children's literature, translations, and critical articles.
KAREN ROSNECK is an independent researcher who works in the Area Studies Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Library.