About the book: 2010 / A scientific publication created by Slovenian and Russian authors introduces the reader to the history of Slovenian literature from the origin of writing to the beginning of the 20th century . This is the first publication in Russian Slavic studies in which Slovenian literature is presented as an independent object of analysis. The book shows the path of development of Slovenian literature, taking into account its typological connections with Western European and Slavic literatures and cultures, presents the most important stages of literary evolution: the periods of the Reformation, Baroque, Modern times, reveals the features of the manifestation of romanticism, realism, modernism, naturalism on Slovenian soil, shows the dynamics synchronization of Slovenian literature with the pan-European literary movement. The book is addressed to philologists, cultural historians, teachers and students, everyone who is interested in Slovenian literature.