 Declined both offers, and thenceforth refused all government posts or academic affiliations as a matter of principle.Regarded as a unique expert on the English-speaking countries, but only ever worked as a freelance.Navrozov was the first, and to date the last, inhabitant of Russia to translate for publication works of literature from his native tongue into a foreign language, including those by Dostoevsky, Hertzen and Prishvin, as well as philosophy and fundamental science in 72 fields.