Vsevolod Solovyov (1849–1903), son of the famous Russian historian S.M. Solovyov and the elder brother of the poet and philosopher Vladimir Solovyov, is the author of a number of remarkable historical novels that describe the events of the 17th–19th centuries.

The fourth volume of collected works includes “The Voltairian” - the second novel from the five-volume epic “Chronicle” four generations." The main character Sergei Gorbatov returns from France and England. Having carried out diplomatic assignments, he becomes involved in court intrigues. His enemies call him a Voltairian.