🗓️ On January 25, 1759, Robert Burns, the national poet of Scotland, was born in the village of Alloway. Every year on this day, admirers of Burns' legacy celebrate "Burns Night" over a ceremonial dinner of traditional dishes, accompanied by the sounds of bagpipes and readings of his poems. 📜 Publication of his first poetry collection at 27 brought Burns national fame. Addressing the common people in his works, he sang the praises of the heroes who fought for Scotland's freedom, collected folklore, published many Scottish ballads in his own adaptation. 🤝The first translations of Burns into Russian by Belinsky, Zhukovsky, and Lermontov appeared as early as the first half of the 19th century. There was a book of Burns' poetry in Pushkin's library. But it was thanks to the excellent translations of his legacy by Marshak, that the Scottish poet gained real fame in Russia. Composers set these poems to music: "For the sake o' Somebody" and "O Poortith Cauld and Restless Love" can be heard in famous Soviet movies.