Mikhail Nikolayevich Zagoskin (Russian: Михаил Николаевич Загоскин, Russian pronunciation: [mʲɪxɐˈil nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪdʑ zɐˈɡoskʲɪn]; July 25, 1789 – July 5, 1852) was a Russian writer of social comedies ...