The names of most of the heroes of this book - N. I. Gnedich, S. N. Marin, Prince P. I. Shalikov, S. N. Glinka - are practically unknown to the modern reader, although they were once very popular poets. We know very little about the military service of such famous poets as V. A. Zhukovsky, Prince P. A. Vyazemsky, K. N. Batyushkov... Meanwhile, their creativity, as well as participation in both literary and public life, and in military actions - largely contributed to the transformation of the Patriotic War of 1812 into one of the most romantic eras of Russian history, which remained in the memory of descendants as a “time of glory and delight.” Dmitry Shevarov’s book “Twelve Poets of 1812” revives forgotten names and reveals unknown pages of famous biographies. sign information products 16+