Denis Fonvizin (1744?–92). Considered the foremost 18th-century Russian playwright, Denis Fonvizin was best known for his satirical comedies mocking the Russian aristocracy.
Denis Ivanovich Fonvizin was born on April 14, 1744 or 1745 (April 3 according to the calender in use at the time), in Moscow. Educated at the University of Moscow, he worked as a government translator until 1769.
The turning point in Fonvizin's life was a performance of "Heinrich and Pernille" he saw in St. Petersburg in 1760, which stimulated his desire to write for the theater.
Fonvizin's innovation in "The Brigadier" was the inclusion of several themes of social criticism uniquely relevant to Russian society.
To deny a Holbergian influence at all on Fonvizin is simply not credible, it can only be an issue of degree and not one of existence.
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