Sofia Mogilevskaya

Mogilevskaya was born in Moscow on 3 April 1903 and grew up in a musical family. Her father was a cellist and music teacher, and taught her to play the piano. During her childhood, Mogilevskaya recalled his performance for Leo Tolstoy, especially when she shifted her focus to journalism and eventually literature.^{[1][better source needed]}

Sofia devoted about fifty years of her life to children's literature, writing over fifty different works – stories, fairy tales, scientific and educational books for preschool, younger, middle and older children. Her works, popular during the life of the author, continue to be published and read at the present time.^{[2][better source needed]}