Английский язык. Александрова Г.А. - 37 стр.

basic of this new literary language was the old Russian literary language
enriched by the addition of words from European and church Slavonic
languages. The mixture of these languages is clear from the vocabulary of
the first six-volume academic Slavonic and Russian Dictionary.
       The Russian poet Karamzin and his literary heirs, especially Push-
kin, refined the Russian literary language still further. In 1817 a bitter
controversy was raging between the followers of Shishkov and Karamzin
concerning the proper language of literature, Shishkov championed the
superiority of Church-Slavic over the language of common people, as well
as over the Frenchified speech of cultivated Russians. Pushkin wages a
vigorous campaign in behalf of the language which he himself used with
unequalled power and beauty - the autochthonous speech of the Russian
people.
       The spoken language of the Moscow region (the basic of the Rus-
sian literary language) became a common language for the Russian na-
tion.

     Notes:
     the orthodox literature - литература православной церкви
(церковная литература)
     ukazes - указы
     laid down - заложил основы
     bitter controversy - яростная полемика
     in behalf of - в защиту
     the autochthonous speech of the Russian people - самобытная
речь русского народа

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