Literary Criticism of the 19th Century

The collection includes classic articles by outstanding representatives of Russian literary criticism of the 19th-20th centuries: N. A. Dobrolyubov, D. I. Pisarev, A. V. Druzhinin,
A. A. Grigoriev, and N. G. Chernyshevsky. These individuals shaped public opinion and often determined the fate of the authors, influencing the literary process of their era.
A critic is not just a reader expressing their opinion, but a philosopher, analyst, and sociologist capable of revealing hidden meanings and social issues by analyzing the text. The collection includes famous articles: "A Ray of Light in a Dark Kingdom" and "What is Oblomovshchina?" by N. A. Dobrolyubov, "Bazarov" by D. I. Pisarev, "Oblomov. The Novel by I. A. Goncharov" by A. V. Druzhinin, "After Ostrovsky's 'The Storm'" by A. A. Grigoriev, and "The Russian Man at the Rendezvous" by N. G. Chernyshevsky.
Thanks to their insight and talent, many works that once sparked controversy are now rightly considered classics of Russian literature.