Author: Vasili Yan
Born: 4 January 1875
Died: 5 August 1954
Bio: Vasily Yan (Russian: Васи́лий Ян) was a Russian writer, author of famous historic novels. Also spelled "Vassily Yan" (or "Ian") or just "V. Yan", this is the pen name of Vassily Grigoryevich Yanchevetsky (Васи́лий Григо́рьевич Янчеве́цкий).