A History Of Russian Literature Today

Mikhail Lomonosov (the polymath who refined the language) and Nikolai Karamzin (who pioneered emotional prose). 3. The Golden Age (19th Century)

Russian literature is a massive, multi-century journey from medieval monks to modern-day experimentalists. A History of Russian Literature

This is the era most people recognize, where Russian literature became a global cultural export. Mikhail Lomonosov (the polymath who refined the language)

Neoclassicism and Sentimentalism became dominant as writers tried to create a "modern" Russian prose style. chronicles of historical events

Hagiography (lives of saints), chronicles of historical events, and religious morality.

Under Peter the Great, Russia began rapid Westernization, which heavily influenced literary styles.