F. (Feliks) Volkhovskii

Born in Poltava in 1846, Feliks Volkhovskii was a Ukrainian and Russian revolutionary, journalist, and writer. He became involved in radical politics while still young, and his repeated clashes with the authorities led to imprisonment, exile, and eventually life abroad. He died in London in 1914.

Volkhovskii is remembered not only for political activity but also for his literary and editorial work. In Britain he was active in émigré circles and associated with the movement for Russian freedom, building a reputation as a public writer as well as a committed activist.

For readers today, he may be most approachable through A China Cup, and Other Stories for Children, a collection that shows a different side of his writing. That contrast—between political struggle and imaginative storytelling—makes his career especially interesting.