Otechestvennye Zapiski
Modern Idyll (, also mentioned as "Contemporary Idyll") is a satirical novel (viewed alternatively as a thematically linked short story collection) by Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, started in 1877 and originally serialized by "Otechestvennye Zapiski" magazine. It came out as a separate edition in 1883 to great public and critical acclaim.