About the book: 1893 / Martyanov Pyotr Kuzmich (1827–1899) - Russian writer, known for his works on the life and work of M. Yu. Lermontov and publications of notes and memoirs in literary magazines. “Deeds and People of the Century” is the most complete edition of Martyanov’s notes. Scattered memoir materials from “Ancient and New Russia”, “Historical Bulletin”, “Niva” and other magazines are collected together, supplemented with missing fragments, and logically divided into memories of literary meetings, political events, conversations with major figures of the era. Edition 1893, text adjusted to modern spelling.