In accordance with a long tradition, the topics of articles are diverse. The subject of study was various genera and genres of Russian literature of the 18th century, the work of the most significant writers (V. K. Trediakovsky, A. P. Sumarokov, G. R. Derzhavin, A. N. Radishchev, N. M. Karamzin) and secondary, less famous writers (P. Buslaeva, P. G. Gagarin, A. P. Khvostova and others ). Considerable attention is paid to international contacts: the perception of European literature in Russia, the translation activities of Russian writers, the participation of foreigners in the cultural life of our country, the appeal of the German playwright to plays created by Russian authors. Both extensive research and relatively small works on specific issues are based, as a rule, on new materials that significantly complement and correct established ideas. Combining these articles in one collection makes it possible to largely clarify the general picture of the development of Russian verbal culture in the Age of Enlightenment.