Osip Ivanovich Senkovsky (1800-1858) - a well-known journalist, publisher, translator, one of the best Russian orientalists of his time - gained popularity among the reading public mainly for his literary works, among which the best made up a series of short stories, essays on morals, "fantastic travels" Baron Brambeus. Under this pseudonym, Senkovsky printed parody-satirical, fantastic, romantic-adventurous works, sharp, bizarre in form, inventive and original in theme, plot and manner of presentation.