The history of Russian translated fiction is a brilliant confirmation of the mutual gravitation of different cultures. V. Bagno's book is devoted to various aspects of the history and theory of literary translation, primarily related to Russian-Spanish and Russian-French literary relations of the 18th-20th centuries. V. Bagno is a well-known translator, specialist in the study of Russian literature in the context of world culture, director of the Institute of Russian Literature (Pushkin House) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.