FEATURES OF FOREIGN LITERATURE OF THE 18TH CENTURY: ON THE EXAMPLE OF RUSSIAN LITERATURE

This article is devoted to the Age of Enlightenment in Russian literature of the 18th century. Russian literature of the 18th century has come a long way in its development: from classicism to sentimentalism, from the ideal of an enlightened monarch to the intimate experiences of a person. The study of Russian literature of the 18th century is not limited to the fact that it posed and, if possible, resolved the pressing issues of its time. It largely prepared the brilliant achievements of the 19th century.