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take notice, that several foreigners of distinction 

 have published, on various medical subjects, in 

 the Russian language. The names of Bacherach, 

 Vien, Pekin, Uhden, Mohrenheim, and Ellisen, 

 belong to this list, and are represented as holding 

 a respectable station in the public opinion at 

 Petersburg. 



In Historical composition, Russia has lately 

 produced some specimens worthy of notice. The 

 History of Russia, by Schtscherbatof,, is said to 

 hold the first place in the catalogue. Beside this, 

 the various productions of Gollikof, Tumansky, 

 Tschulkof, Bogdanovitch, and Vagonof, are ge- 

 nerally mentioned amojig the respectable works 

 of this class. 



In Poetry, it was before observed, that Russia 

 had given birth to works of considerable merit; 

 and also that they were almost whqlly the 

 productions of the eighteenth century. The 

 services rendered to this branch of literature by 

 Lomonozof, Sumorokof, Kherashof, and Karam- 

 sin, were particularly mentioned in a former 

 chapter. Beside these, Kniseshnin, Derschaven, 

 Petrof, van AVisin, and Yelaghen, are enumerated, 

 with great respect, among those Russian poets, 

 who are either now living or lately deceased. 



Even the Fi?ie Arts have not been vrithout some 

 zealous and able cultivators in the empire under 

 review. In Painting, Levitsky and Koslof, beside 

 several foreigners, are much distinguished; the 

 former in portrait, the latter in history : in Sculp- 

 ture, Schubin, Maschalof, Ivanof, Gardeyef, and 

 Khailof, are mentioned as respectable artists : 

 ^nd in Efigraimig, Skorodumof and Sclijepper, 



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