Nikolaj Maslov

A Siberian farmer and artist who brought pencil drawings to the French publisher Pangloss in 2000 and published the graphic novel Siberia in 2004.

Author of the graphic novel Siberia (2004), known for stark pencil drawings depicting Soviet and post‑Soviet life; his work was presented to the French bookstore-publisher Pangloss and supported by Emmanuel Carrère.

The available review presents Nikolaj Maslov as a Siberian farmer-artist who turned a stack of pencil drawings into the graphic novel Siberia (2004). The book recounts Soviet and post‑Soviet life with sparse text and intense, gray-stained images. Themes include vodka, poverty, corruption, depopulation and drawing as a form of salvation.

For:Readers of graphic novels, fans of illustration and socially engaged art, those interested in Soviet and post‑Soviet life.