For the first time after a 170-year hiatus, the Russian Research Center publishes the outstanding work of the great Russian critic and literary historian Stepan Petrovich Shevyrev (1806-1864) "The History of Russian Literature, Mainly Ancient." This book at one time began a new national stage in the assessment of Russian literature. This publication is designed to restore historical justice and open to the modern reader a colossal work in terms of the coverage of the material and the depth of its elaboration, imbued with an active love for Russian literature.