About the book: 1972 / The book includes satires and poetic works of the 18th century Russian satirist Antioch Cantemir. Each of his satires poses one or another serious social problem and develops it with great brightness for its time. Kantimir's satires are also interesting for their bright everyday flavor. Ignorance, sycophancy, greed, hypocrisy, gossip, etc. - all these vices are “executed” by Kantimir with great causticism. Notes: A. Kantemir, P. Orlov.