Ves Gilyarovskij

Vladimir Alekseevich Gilyarovsky (1855-1935) - Russian writer, journalist, well-known descriptor of Moscow customs. In circles of like-minded people, he was known by the nickname "Uncle Gilyai." A colorful personality, a skilled humorist and satirist, Gilyarovsky served as the prototype for Ataman Sirko for Ilya Repin's painting The Cossacks (1891). Among the works of the Friends and Meetings coll...