Coarse and imperfect as are these satires, they vividly reproduce the impressions of a contemporary gifted with keen observation and the ability to deal dispassionately with current events.
As we shall see later on, this protest against the existing order of things continued, and blossomed forth in the succeeding--the sixth--period of literature in productions, which not only form the flower of the century, but also really belong to modern literature, and hold the public attention at the present day.

This Sumarokoff's dramatic and other works do not do, and their place is rather in the archives of the preparatory school.
QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW 1.

What was the general character of the reign of Peter the Great?
2.

How important did the printing press become in his time?
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Why did Peter the Great deprive the monks of pens, ink, and paper?
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