The main hero is a fictional character created by Pushkin. This young squire spent his free time writing. His biography is described in the book’s preface. Besides the cycle of novellas, the writer Belkin is also the author of a chronicle titled “The History of the Village of Goryukhino.”
In October 1831, the book appeared as “Tales of the Late Ivan Petrovich Belkin, Published by A. P.”
But the full indication of the true author’s name—“Tales of Belkin”—became known only after three years.