About the book: year / "... since the publication of Pushkin, the first volumes of which were published in early 1855, our literature has revived quite noticeably, despite the thunder of war, despite difficult events associated with war. The consequences showed, however, that these same disasters had a very useful significance for our mental improvement: they forced us and gave us the opportunity to take a better look at ourselves, communicate our comments to each other more frankly, and pay more attention to our shortcomings.…»