About the book: 2001 / The book is a story entirely based on documents and testimonies of contemporaries about the fate of the great poet and extraordinary diplomat - Fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev. Since Tyutchev’s literary work is inseparably linked with his political activities, the biography of our outstanding compatriot is of paramount and truly necessary importance for understanding his poetry. One of the main objectives of the book is to reveal this deep connection between the history of Russia and the work of F. I. Tyutchev.