"One cannot dislike the rules of virtue. They are ways to happiness," claimed Denis Ivanovich Fonvizin, the author of the immortal play "Undergrowth", publicist, playwright and translator.

The representative of Russian classicism

The future creator of the national domestic comedy was born April 14, 1745 in Moscow in a large family of natives of Germany. As a student of the gymnasium at Moscow University, the boy showed an affinity for literature. Then he entered the faculty of philosophy. A trip to St. Petersburg in 1760 was fateful for the writer. He watched the play "Henry and Pernille" for the first time in his life and fell in love with the theater, as well as met M. V. Lomonosov. During his student years, Fonvizin began to translate the works of foreign authors. At the age of eighteen, the young man entered the civil service, six years later he became the personal secretary of the mentor of the future Emperor Count Panin.

Creativity of the playwright

In 1760, Fonvizin began to publish his first works. Writer's fame and the love of millions of readers brought him satirical comedy "Brigadier". It is known that the novelist personally read the comedy to Empress Catherine II. The work was staged in the theater and received rave reviews from the audience. The pinnacle of the playwright's work is considered the work "Nedorosl", which entered the compulsory program of modern schoolchildren. All works by Denis Fonvizin are distinguished by sparkling satire, vivid dialogues and vivid characters. Among the popular works of the publicist are the following books:

"Callisthenes"

"Undergrowth"

"Discourse on the indispensable state laws"

"Narrative of an imaginary deaf and dumb man"

"Instruction of an uncle to his nephew"

The writer was married to Katerina Khlopova, but left no heirs. When Fonvizin was forty years old, the man was broken by paralysis. But even being bedridden, he continued to engage in literary activity. Denis Fonvizin died on December 12, 1792 in St. Petersburg. In honor of the great writer, the Moscow metro station is named, streets in different cities of Russia.