Ivan Goncharov

Ivan Alexandrovich Goncharov (Russian: Ива́н Алекса́ндрович Гончаро́в) was a Russian novelist best known for his novels The Same Old Story (1847), Oblomov (1859), and The Precipice (1869, also translated as Malinovka Heights). He also served in many official capacities, including the position of censor.