In Russian. Short description: Khvostov, D.I. On the Construction of a Monument to Lomonosov in Arkhangelsk. Poem / Count Khvostov. – St. Petersburg: in the printing house of the Department of Public Education, 1825. – 30 p.; 21.7×13 cm. Count Dmitry Ivanovich Khvostov (1757-1835) was a poet, military and statesman, senator. According to Maxim Amelin, “…for the entire Russian Parnassus of the first quarter of the 19th century, Khvostov was a walking target, a constant object of cheerful mockery, biting sarcasm, and sometimes blatant ridicule.” The name of Count Khvostov became synonymous with graphomania. During his lifetime, Khvostov published four complete collections of his poetic works (four volumes in 1817 and 1821-1824; five volumes in 1827; seven volumes in 1829-1834) and a large number of separate editions. According to some accounts, the author himself bought up a large part of the print run. Khvostov became one of the founders of biobibliography in Russia. He formed his personal archive as a foundation for a dictionary of writers, carefully collected manuscripts and correspondence, and also recorded events of literary and social life in his “Notes on Literature”. The Khvostov archive included 80 voluminous bound volumes of documents. The main volume consisted of the manuscripts of the count himself and his correspondence with a wide circle of correspondents. Considering himself a living classic, Khvostov tried to make the work of subsequent generations in studying his work as easy as possible. Despite the obvious comicality of the count’s figure, many contemporaries had warm feelings towards him. For example, Nikolai Karamzin wrote in one of his letters: “I look with affection at Count Khvostov… for his constant love for poetry… It is rare and therefore precious in my eyes… he acts on my soul with something striking, something warm and alive. I see, I hear that the count is still writing poetry, and I say to myself with a pleasant feeling: This is love worthy of talent! He deserves to have it, even if he doesn’t.” Smirnov-Sokolsky. 1217. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUMS000350