Poor Liza
Nikolay Mikhailovich Karamzin (1766–1826) was a Russian genius of the sentimentalism era, creator of new heroes — sensitive, compassionate, and free from moralizing. Whether it is a story of tragic love ("Poor Liza," "Liodor") or pure mutual love ("Natalya, the Boyar's Daughter"), the mysterious island of Bornholm or the pacification of rebellious Novgorod, at the center of his plots are always people, their experiences, and difficult decisions. And in his distinctive "My Confession," styled after Rousseau, one can even see shameless frankness.