Nikolaï Maslov was born in Novosibirsk (Siberia) in 1954. The grandson of an illiterate peasant massacred by the NKVD, Maslov took drawing lessons before being interned for alcoholism. While working as a night watchman, Maslov began drawing an autobiographical graphic novel. Invited in residence in Angoulême to complete his work, Maslov devoted a year to extending and deepening the themes in his work, eventually creating Siberia.
An impressive work (of) enormous significance... will remain the standard heraldic authority on this reign for decades to come. HISTORY A heraldic Who's Who of secular society during Edward I's reign... a weighty research resource, and a magnificent piece of scholarship. MEDIEVAL PROSOPOGRAPHY A monumental work by the doyen of medieval heraldry studies. ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW Expert and useful edition, lay(ing) out the major editorial and interpretive issues, such as dating purpose, and contents. ALBION A mammoth task, and one for which a major debt of scholarly gratitude is due... a godsend. MEDIUM AEVUM (M H Keen)