“The Plowman and the Velvet Man” is a story by the talented Russian realist writer Dmitry Vasilyevich Grigorovich (1822 - 1900).*** In this work, the author compares the lives of two people from different social classes. On the one hand, there is the rural plowman Karp, who works from morning to night and still barely survives, and on the other, a young resident of St. Petersburg, Arkady Slobodskoy, accustomed to luxury and social entertainment... D. Grigorovich became famous for his works “Fishermen”, “Displaced People” , “Two Generals”, “The Gutta-Percha Boy”, “Petersburg Organ Grinders”, “Lottery Ball”, “Theater Carriage”, “Career Man”. Dmitry Vasilyevich Grigorovich became famous during his lifetime. Being a nobleman himself, he became famous for depicting the life of peasants and simply poor people.