For the first time, prose and poetry written by N. A. Dobrolyubov during the Italian period, from December 1860 to June 1861, very shortly before his premature death, have been highlighted and collected in one body, and the Italian realities of the content are commented on. Works that are unusually diverse in genre - journalism, reportage, political analysis, historiography, lyrics, satire, parody, pamphlet - nevertheless form an integral “Italian text” and reflect Dobrolyubov’s deep interest in the bright era of the unification and modernization of Italy (Risorgimento) . a girl, which turned out to be, alas, just an illusion. In modern Italy, Dobrolyubov's essays on the Risorgimento are considered an example of innovation, courage, and caustic irony. The publishing layout of the book is saved in PDF A4 format.