 "Not for Me", published in 1839 by "Biblioteka Dlya Chtenya", was almost certainly one of Devitte's 'charity' poems, for nothing (not even his full name) is known of the alleged lyricist A. Molchanov, except that he was indeed a real person, a Russian Navy officer.Pyotr Yershov's authorship of "Konyok-Gorbunok" (The Little Humpbacked Horse) has always been considered questionable, but unlike some of their colleagues who had pointed at Pushkin's possible involvement, the Ukolovs claim they've proven beyond doubt that the true author of the famous fairytale was Nikolai Devitte.Despite the rise of interest in Devitte's legacy after the publication in 2001 of their book "Crucified on the Harp" (Распятый на арфе), he remains the most mysterious figure in the 19th century history of Russian music.