Literary criticism is the most valuable part of the creative heritage of Alexander Vasilyevich Druzhinin, a well-known writer and cultural figure in the middle of the last century. This book includes the best articles by Druzhinin - about the works of A. S. Pushkin, A. A. Fet, L. N. Tolstoy, N. A. Nekrasov. A. N. Ostrovsky, V. G. Belinsky; for the first time in our time, articles are published about V. L. Pushkin and D. V. Venevitinov. I. S. Turgenev, A. F. Pisemsky, Travel essays by I. A. Goncharov.