Odes. Poems

The book is a collection of the best poems and odes by one of the greatest Russian poets of the 18th century – Gavriil Romanovich Derzhavin. His poetry is a vivid embodiment of the Enlightenment era, combining the majestic pathos of classicism with a vivid feeling and philosophical depth. The edition will be interesting to everyone who appreciates the power of the Russian poetic word, wants to touch the spiritual and aesthetic roots of national literature, and see how the limitations of classicism evolve into the herald of the Pushkin era.