About the book: 2012 / The uncle and first mentor in poetry of Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin, who “married” him “to the muses,” is the place that in The hero of this book occupies our consciousness. But Vasily Lvovich Pushkin (1766–1830) himself was a very remarkable person. A participant in literary battles that determined the future of Russian literature at the beginning of the 19th century, the author of the first poetic manifestos of the “Karamzin” school, the headman of the famous “Arzamas”, he became widely known thanks to his poem “Dangerous Neighbor” - perhaps the most famous literary work of the “pre-Pushkin” school. pores, which, for censorship reasons, had no chance of being published, but was circulated in numerous lists and was learned by heart. A hospitable host, a brilliantly educated man, a witty storyteller, a dandy and a fashionista, he was friends with many outstanding people of his time, and often became the object of friendly jokes and good-natured ridicule. The author of the book, Doctor of Philology, Academician of the Russian Academy of Education, Deputy Director of the State A. S. Pushkin Museum for scientific work Natalya Ivanovna Mikhailova talks about V. L. Pushkin and many events related to his life.