Posnyakov Andrey Anatolyevich - Russian modern writer, author of numerous historical novels. Born in 1967 in the province of the Leningrad region. After graduating from school, Andrei Posnyakov entered the Leningrad State Pedagogical Institute of Herzen, but two years later he went to serve in the army. Upon his return, Andrei recovered at the institute and received a diploma at the Faculty of History and Law. The literary activity of Andrei Posnyakov began in 2004. Currently, Andrei Posnyakov has written more than eighty novels.