By the 17th century, the "Baroque Age" began to introduce more secular elements like court theater and early verse. 2. The Age of Enlightenment (18th Century)
Neoclassicism and Sentimentalism became dominant as writers tried to create a "modern" Russian prose style. A History of Russian Literature
Mikhail Lomonosov (the polymath who refined the language) and Nikolai Karamzin (who pioneered emotional prose). 3. The Golden Age (19th Century) By the 17th century, the "Baroque Age" began
Hagiography (lives of saints), chronicles of historical events, and religious morality. By the 17th century
Early Russian literature was deeply spiritual and focused on the growth of the Russian state.
This is the era most people recognize, where Russian literature became a global cultural export.