About the book: 2003 / Proposed textbook on the history of Russian literature of the 18th century. is focused on the program of higher education in the humanities, adopted and used in the practice of teaching the history of Russian literature in higher educational institutions of the Russian Federation. It differs from existing textbooks currently used in the pedagogical process in that the history of Russian literature of the 18th century. the author tried to consistently interpret in the aspect of historical poetics, paying primary attention to the originality of genre models and the genre system. Each literary phenomenon is presented in the context of general trends in the literary process. A general periodization of Russian literature of the 18th century, the cultural era of Peter I, is given. Separate chapters are devoted to the works of Kantemir, Lomonosov, Trediakovsky, Sumarokov, Fonvizin, Karamzin, Krylov, Derzhavin, Radishchev. The textbook presents a holistic analysis of texts included in the list of required literature for the course. For philology students of universities and pedagogical institutes, for literature teachers of schools, colleges and lyceums.