Vissarion Belinsky wrote in his memoirs that, Nicholas I, knowing Ukrainian very well, laughed and chuckled whilst reading the section about himself, but his mood quickly turned to bitter hatred when he read about his wife.
Vissarion Belinsky menulis dalam memoarnya bahwa Nikolai mengetahui Ukraina dengan baik, tertawa terbahak-bahak ketika membaca bagian tentang dirinya, tetapi langsung berubah menjadi marah ketika membaca bagian tentang istrinya.