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Who was Pushkin's main literary enemy, Faddey Bulgarin? Bulgarin served as an officer on both the Russian and Napoleonic sides. At first, he fought against the French and Swedes, and in 1812–1814, against the Russians. After the amnesty, he settled in St. Petersburg, where he became a writer, journalist, and publisher. Until December 14, 1825, Bulgarin was close to Griboyedov and Ryleyev, and also received praise from the young Pushkin. However, after the events on Senate Square, he began to collaborate with the Third Section and criticized the great poet for his lack of patriotism and unconditional devotion to the autocratic power. Bulgarin became the author of the first picaresque and fantastic novels in Russian literature. He wrote a lot and constantly, striving to earn money, since he was most afraid of poverty. Boris Kipnis and Egor Yakovlev discussed this controversial figure at the Digital History festival in Tver. The festival is organized with the support of the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives. Digital History tours: https://vk.com/egortrip. Unique videos and texts that are not publicly available are on our paid platforms: Boosty — https://boosty.to/d_history Sponsr — https://sponsr.ru/dhistory/ Support the Digital History project: Sberbank: 4276 5500 7886 1070 Sberbank MIR: 2202 2068 9507 7811 Sponsorship on YouTube: / @dhistory Digital History bookstore: https://digital-history.ru/ Our platforms: YouTube — / @dhistory VK — https://vk.com/dighistory Telegram — https://t.me/egoryakovleff RuTube — https://rutube.ru/channel/23600725/ Zen - https://dzen.ru/dhistory #Pushkin #Bulgarin #kipnis