
Gavrila Derzhavin
Gavrila Derzhavin (1743–1816) is generally considered to be one of the founders of modern Russian literature, ushering Russia into the greater European tradition. The so-called slate ode was the last poem he completed. (updated 10/2021)
AGNI has published the following work:
the river of time
Poetry by Gavrila Derzhavin • Translated from the Russian by James Stotts