“...Shelgunov occupies one of the most honorable places in the glorious galaxy of the sixties. Adhering to the circle of writers grouped around the editorial board of the Russian Word, Shelgunov was an eloquent preacher of the cult of an integral and strong personality, the cult of “intelligent” individualism. But while preaching intelligent individualism, he did not share the extremes to which some enthusiasts of the Pisarev school went. The interests of the public, the interests of the masses, occupied his attention just as much as the interests of the “free” individual. ..."