About the book: year / "...Mr. Bulgarin is angry with us for calling Pushkin a great poet: what to do? - this is our opinion, which we have every right to pronounce, and even more boldly because it was approved by an entire people. Once again we apologize to Mr. Bulgarin for our weakness to love and value the talents that bring honor to our fatherland. Pushkin is a great poet, and a Russian poet, Russian both by soul and by blood. We, however, understand how difficult it is for Mr. Bulgarin and I to agree on an opinion about Pushkin…»