Nikolai Karamzin: 10 sayings that are relevant in the XXI century

December 12, 2016 marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of a prominent historian and writer Nikolai Karamzin, who made a great contribution to the Russian culture. Layfhaker made a selection of the ten wise quotes this remarkable man.

But first - a few interesting facts about Nikolai Karamzin, demonstrating the scale of his personality.

Karamzin - one of the first professional Russian writers and publicists. As a journalist Nikolai Mikhailovich wrote reviews and critiques, as a writer - poetry and prose in the genre of sentimentalism. From his pen came such works as "Poor Liza" and "Letters of a Russian Traveler".

Karamzin reformed the Russian literary language. He refused to use Church Slavonic vocabulary and grammar and brought into use many new words: "Charity", "attraction", "Industry", "responsibility", "humanity", "sidewalk" and so Further. He was one of the first to use the "e" letter.

October 31, 1803 the nominal decree of Alexander I, Karamzin was appointed Russian historiography. With access to the ancient manuscripts, Nikolai Mikhailovich in 1804 began work on the "History of the Russian state."

Twenty-three years Karamzin described the Russian history from ancient times to the Time of Troubles. February 1, 1818 the first eight volumes of the fundamental work on sale.

Great for three thousandth time razosholsya copies in less than a month. Nikolai Karamzin not only aroused people's interest in the country's history, but also introduced them to the unique work of "Journey Beyond Three Seas" Athanasius Nikitin. Excerpts from it were published in the notes to the sixth volume of "History of the Russian state."