The collection of the popular writer of Pushkin's time, Alexander Fomich Veltman (1800-1870), includes his historical works that were not reprinted either in the 19th or 20th centuries. "The talent of Veltman," wrote V G Belinsky in 1836, is original and original to the highest degree, he imitates no one, and no one can imitate him. He created some special, for no one accessible world, his look and his syllable also belong to him alone.