I.I. Dmitriev (1760-1837) - a talented poet of the late XVIII - early XIX centuries, a friend of Karamzin, one of the largest representatives of Russian sentimentalism. This complete collection of Dmitriev's works includes his lyric poems and songs popular in their time, witty satires and graceful fables, epigrams and madrigals. Dmitriev entered the history of literature as one of the creators of the so-called "light poetry." His poetic syllable is full of grace, musicality, poetic speech is close to spoken. The experience of Dmitriev the poet was taken into account by Zhukovsky, Batyushkov, young Pushkin. Dmitriev's poems retained interest and freshness for the modern reader.