Contemporaries apparently failed to appreciate this, and Nikolay Dobrolyubov in his review subjected Almazov's essays to severe chastising. In the 1860s and 1870s, Almazov concentrated on writing and translating poetry, contributing mostly to "The Russian Messenger" (1861–1864, 1871–1872), "Razvlecheniye" (1859–1866), "Iskra" (1861–1862) and "Zanoza" (1863). Writing under the pseudonym "B. Adamantov", he enjoyed considerable success with his humorous verses, satirizing Russian police's interference in people's private lives, the inconsistencies of the liberals, and the advocates of serfdom. His philosophical and religious poetry, mostly in the vein of Schiller, his personal hero, was less popular, poems like "Rus and The West", "The Old Russian Party" and "To the Russian Tsar," seen as typical for the Slavophile trend in the Russian poetry. Best known Almazov's translation was his version of "The Song of Roland" (published in 1869 in Moscow, as "Roland"). He also translated Goethe, Schiller, and Chénier, as well as poetry of the Middle Ages. In 1874 came out "Poems", a comprehensive collection of Almazov's own poetic works. Critics ignored it, and long-time friend Alexey Pisemsky proved to be the only one who tried to promote the book. That was the year Almazov's wife died, the loss he suffered greatly from. His last piece, "Katenka", a novella in the natural school mode, came out in 1875. Heart-broken and destitute, Boris Almazov died on 11 November 1876, at the Sheremetiev's clinic in Moscow.