The texts presented here are the transcription – later enriched in the editing phase – of the round table Literature and History. Possible Approaches, which took place on 16 May 2024 as part of the courses of the PhD programme in Literary, Linguistic and Comparative Studies at the University of Naples L’Orientale. The round table was attended by four Italian scholars specialising in Russian studies, respectively from L’Orientale, Sapienza University of Rome, University of Milan, and the University of Salerno, together with PhD students from the Neapolitan university and the other universities involved.