The Russian song and the German lied of the mid-18th century: issues of typology

A typology of genres, historical and cultural background of the Russian song and the German lied of the mid-18th century have been widely discussed in scientific papers on literature and culture of the 18th century. A comparison of the Russian song and the German lied is significant for culturologists and specialists in literature studying the Russian-German literary connections. This article addresses a never investigated problem of the similarities between songs by Feofan Prokopovich and Friedrich Rückert.