century, it became the capital of the duchy of saxony weimar, and since the 18th century, this city has been the main center of the german enlightenment goetheler list strauss bach nietzsche all these great names are associated with weimor from a cultural center of world significance our correspondent kirill zvyagin the city of thinkers and poets so the city of weimar the germans pronounce valmar were called the eighteenth century in those days for this city, which in the very heart of germany in the land of thuringia, has established a reputation as the literary center of europe, the creation of this very enviable reputation was largely facilitated by johann wolfgang goethe. like pushkin, this is our everything, so johann wolfgang goethe is their everything. important german classic, his main work was drama. faust goethe wrote it. here, in this very house, the poet, philosopher, statesman, scientist goethe was born on august 28, 1749 in frankfurt on maine is a wealthy burgher family, his father was a famous lawyer and attorney of the princes. thanks to him, goethe received an excellent education, including legal education in 1775 as a 26-ye