About the book: year / The first collection of poems by Yu. V. Zhadovskaya (1846) caused a negative review from Belinsky: “the source of inspiration for this talent is not life, but a dream,” and therefore he is “poor in poetry.” Based on the poetess’s new collection, in which her creative individuality was revealed noticeably more fully, Dobrolyubov gave it high praise, despite the poverty of Zhadovskaya’s work in civic motives and the relatively modest, as the critic admitted, size of her talent. In her poems, Dobrolyubov saw the embodiment of his basic requirements for poetry: sincerity of feelings and simplicity of expression.