Krylov in St. Petersburg. Gordin A.M.

most of the life of I. A. Krylov took place in St. Petersburg. Arriving in the capital with a family who lost the breadwinner and in a difficult position, the fourteen -year -old young man could hardly hope that one day there would be a monument dedicated to him, erected to voluntary donations from the city’s inhabitants - evidence of folk love and respect for the poet. This is the result of his literary path, but this path itself was full of genuine drama.

experiencing the pressure of censorship, finding himself in disgrace, Krylov had repeatedly thought to leave the writer's field, but until the end of his life he remained faithful to his educational mission. About how the biography of the famous fabulist is woven in the crossroads and history of imperial St. Petersburg, says Arkady Gordin's book.