Boris Savinkov (1879-1925) - literary pseudonym of V. Ropshin - is better known in our country as a political figure than as a talented publicist and writer. He is the author of highly artistic works - the stories “The Pale Horse” and “The Black Horse,” presented in the collection. The work “The Black Horse,” in which the author showed the futility of the white movement, was published in Paris in 1923.