Mikhail Mikhailov (writer)Mikhail Larionovitch Mikhailov was a Russian author.BiographyHe was educated at Saint Petersburg and engaged in literary pursuits as a translator, journalist and writer of fiction. His political sympathies caused his exile to Siberia.WritingHe was a contributor to Sovremennik and an advocate of the reforms of the self-emancipation era. His collected translations and writings were published.