When we hear the name Vladimir Nabokov, we immediately think of the famous writer. This is true, but the writer's father bore the same name, a truly significant, influential, and, in his time, quite famous figure. This is precisely why, for the first twenty years of his writing, Vladimir Vladimirovich published under the pseudonym Sirin—to avoid confusion with his father. A considerable amount of information about the elder Nabokov has been preserved, including studies devoted to him, but many obscurities, uncertainties, and inaccuracies remain. These gaps are filled in by the first complete biography of Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov, written by Berlin-based writer Grigory Arosev. In this lively and engaging book, the author answers many questions about Nabokov himself, his views, his family, and his children—including his relationship with his eldest son, who later made the family famous worldwide.