The name Dodo Rostopchina returns to a lively conversation about 19th-century literature. Irina Tyhayeva's lecture will connect salon intrigues, poetry, prose, and the fates of people alongside whom Lermontov and Dumas resonated. Dodo Rostopchina was one of the prominent figures in Russian literary life of the 19th century: she wrote poetry and prose, engaged in translations, worked with drama, and hosted a salon where people of words, taste, and influence met. In Irina Tyhayeva's lecture, her biography will serve as an entry point into a discussion about a time when private letters, impromptus, madrigals, and social gatherings could change reputations, connect authors, and shape literary circles. We tell you how to organize leisure in St. Petersburg.