Plody nauk

poem by Kheraskov

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In Mikhail Matveyevich Kheraskov
His didactic poem Plody nauk (1761; “The Fruits of the Sciences”) was a polemic against Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s attack on scientific progress. Though they were highly respected during the 18th century, Kheraskov’s works were rejected by the 19th century and now are read only by specialists.
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