About the book: 1972 / The work of Mikhail Nikitich Muravyov (1757–1807), a talented Russian poet of the last third of the 18th century, is interesting and extremely original. The characteristic features of Muravyov the poet were a subtle artistic taste, a great lyrical gift, a keen sense of the new and a foresight of the paths along which the development of poetry would go. Breaking down genre barriers, he was the first in Russian poetry to turn his work into a lyrical diary, a chronicle of his feelings and experiences. The predecessor of Karamzin and Dmitriev, Muravyov was the direct teacher of Batyushkov and Zhukovsky. This edition presents selected poems by M. N. Muravyov. Notes: P. Orlov.