Lotus Petals. Masterpieces of Chinese Poetry

 The wisdom and poetic traditions of the Celestial Empire with the depth of feelings, richness and sophistication of the Russian language. Chinese poetry captivated our readers during the height of the "Golden Age" of Russian literature: the first translation of... a Chinese poem into Russian was made by Afanasy Fet (his "Shadow" was published in 1856).Collected under one cover are 200 poems by 75 Chinese poets from the VI - XIII centuries in brilliant translations by Vladimir Markov, Konstantin Balmont, Benedikt Marta, Nikolai Novich, Julian Shchutsky, Vasily Alekseev and others, which will not only allow one to once again touch upon Chinese poetic classics, but will also serve as the best way to unite two great cultures.