Vasilij A. Levšin, XVIII century, Voltaire, Rosacroce
Abstract
Vasilii Alekseevich Levshin (1746-1826) was one of the most prolific writers and translators in eighteenth century Russia and he is primarily known today for his multivolume collections Russian tales (1780-1783) and The evening hours or old tales of Slavic Drevlians (1787-1788). He also wrote plays, operas, and published many compendia related to agriculture, hunting, maintenance of the countryhousehold, and the like. To a large extent, his work was published by Novikov and his cooperation went beyond strictly publishing: Levshin was a member of the Moscow circle of Rosicrucians, arguably the most spiritual wing of the Russian masonry.
