Nikolai Semyonovich Leskov (Russian: Никола́й Семёнович Леско́в; 16 February [O.S. 4 February] 1831 – 5 March [O.S. 21 February] 1895) was a Russian novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and journalist, who also wrote under the pseudonym…
The seat was last occupied by United Russia faction member Vladimir Stalmakhov, a businessman and FSB veteran, who defeated incumbent first-term Communist State Duma member Vladimir Basov in the 2003 election.