Diaries. Moscow Society in 1833-1835. Soimonova E.

For the first time published diary notes by Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Soimonova in translation from the French language of Alexander Lazursky, the reader will interest the reader as a documentary evidence of Moscow life of the 1830s, rich in the mention of significant events of that time and large number of people-relatives and friends of the Soimonovs, musicians, composers, singers , writers, scientists, professors and teachers of Moscow University, military leaders - heroes of the Patriotic War of 1812, statesmen, representatives of the Higher Arstocratic Society. E. A. Soimonova wrote about the nearest Moscow environment by A. S. Pushkin, N.V. Gogol, D.V. Venevitinov, P. Ya. Chaadaeva, P. A. Vyazemsky, E. A. Baratynsky, F. I. I. I. I. I. Tyutcheva.

From her diaries we learn about the musical and literary evenings and the salons of Moscow, balls and concerts, which were also performed by the author of diary entries.

compilation, introductory article, comments by O. V. Tkachenko.