KARAMZIN AND BUFFON
The article outlines N. Karamzin's dimensions of perception of identity and heritage of Georges-Louis Leclerc de Buffon, a French scientist and naturalist, who to Karamzin stood next to Voltaire and Rousseau. Karamzin translated a lot of Buffon, mentioned him in his letters, repeatedly quoted his statements on creative work («Style is a man», «Genius is patience,» «Loneliness is the mother of genius» and others), placed information on him in «Envoy of Europe». Karamzin was interested in Buffon's attitude towards love and creative writing, talent and fame. The historiographer also held philosophical views similar to Buffon's on the issues of evolutionary development and human cognition.