Memories. Memoir essays. Volume 1

Fudde Venediktovich Bulgarin (1789-1859) is one of the key figures of Russian literature of the first half of the 19th century. A fierce polemic with A. S. Pushkin and actions as an agent of the third branch contributed to the deterioration of his reputation, but we should not forget that he was one of the most read authors of his time, a major publisher and editor - in particular, he was the first to “take a seal. "Fragments" Greetings from Wit" A. S. Griboedov and introduced a number of genres into Russian literature. Having engaged in the publication of his memoirs, Bulgarin committed an unprecedented act: for the first time in Russia, a memoir published an autobiography during his lifetime.
"Memoirs", which included in the first volume of this publication, tell about the initial stage of the author’s stormy life, worthy of the rogue novel: childhood in a Polish family in Belarus, training in a cadet corps in St. Petersburg, participation in wars with France and Sweden, service In Kronstadt, St. Petersburg life and entertainment of the beginning of the 19th century, meetings with famous people and love hobbies. The later stage in the Bulgarian life path is reflected in memoir essays, which make up the second volume of the book. They are dedicated to Napoleon, Karamzin, Arakcheev, Krylov, Griboedov, and others. As an application, Bulgarin’s letters to the censors "memoirs", the denunciation of M. A. Korf on the opinion of the writer about M. Speransky, the responses of N. A. Polevoy and Ya. K. Grot to "Memories" and answers to them the author