Fonvisin in the history of translation and Lomonosov Moscow State Uiniversity

Abstract

Denis Ivanovich Fonvizin — a famous satirical writer of the 18th century. In the article, we tried to characterize Fonvizin as a translator, to trace the stages of his life and creative path associated with both studying at the gymnasium at Moscow University and studying at the Faculty of Philosophy of Moscow University, which the writer attended for a short time. In this article, we also tell about the writer’s teachers and mentors, professors of Moscow University, who had the greatest influence on Fonvizin’s personality.