you are: I.A.Dmitrievsky

In 1812 Dmitrevsky, being the old man, has acted in play Viskovatogo ' the General home guard ' in a role of corporal Userdova. Russia worried at that time patriotic lifting of communication with Napoleon's invasion. A role Dmitrevsky was highly appreciated by contemporaries. One of them wrote: ' It is impossible to describe, public has been finished to what frenzy... osoblivo when the seventy-year aged man, grey hairs decorated, were in due time and twenty years left already the field, say, respectable Ivan Afanasevich Dmitrevsky was presented by honour and beauty of the Russian tragedy to looks of public in the form of the aged invalid, going to offer to fatherland jewelry of long-term service, works, sweats and prolijannoj blood - three medals... Spectators left, so to say, themselves and, upon termination of representation, loud exclamations and applause expressed feeling of pleasure and gratitude, caused the respectable invalid. Touched to depth of soul the aged man thanked public fine speech, izjavljajushcheju, that it, being unable something to others at the present case shows to fatherland the love, having collected weak forces, was on that place where before has gained a praise and approval of the sootichej, for representation of a noble example of love by it to fatherland... '

In 1802 for outstanding merits before the Russian literature and I.A.Dmitrevsky's theatre has been selected by a member of the Russian academy.