Observations on the development of russian poetry in the mid-18th century
The article outlines a method of the dissemination of poems in 1730-70s and traces the rhythm of the development of poetry. Rather than circulate as manuscripts, the poems tended to appear in printed form, mainly in the periodicals. Disruptions in the publication of the literary magazines in the mid-18th century seem to testify to the discrete development of poetry in this period.