PolozovaIrinaViktorovnaCountry: RussiaCity: SaratovCompany: Saratov State Conservatoire named after L.V. Sobinov, Russia, 410012, Saratov, Kirov avenue, 1 Position: Professor, Department of History of MusicScientific degree: Doctor of ArtE-mail: i.v.polozova@mail.ru Author's articles The Russian Comic Opera of the XVIIIth Century in Its Links with Literature and Theatre (on the Example of the Opera Oeuvre of V. A. Pashkevich)