Both Alexander Sumarokov and Mikhail Lomonosov inaugurated classicism in what?
Alexander Sumarokov Alexander Petrovich Sumarokov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Петро́вич Сумаро́ков ; 25 November 1717 [O.S. 14 November] , Moscow – 12 October 1777 [O.S. 1 October] , Moscow) was a Russian poet and playwright who single-handedly created classical theatre in Russia, thus assisting Mikhail Lomonosov to inaugurate the reign of classicism in Russian literature.
Karl Bryullov Karl Pavlovich Bryullov (Russian: Карл Па́влович Брюлло́в ; 12 December 1799 – 11 June 1852), original name Charles Bruleau, also transliterated Briullov or Briuloff and referred to by his friends as "The Great Karl", was a Russian painter. He is regarded as a key figure in transition from the Russian neoclassicism to romanticism.