Three Centuries of Russian Poetry

This gift anthology presents the masterpieces of three epochs of Russian poetry:• The birth of Russian poetry — the 18th century with the classical poems of Lomonosov and Derzhavin.• The Golden Age, illuminated by the genius of Pushkin and Lermontov,... Nekrasov and Tyutchev, adorned with the light style of Zhukovsky, the inspired verses of Fet...• The Silver Age — the cultural renaissance of the 20th century with the great poems of Blok and Akhmatova, Yesenin and Mayakovsky…In our book, all the beloved poems known to us since our school days are collected, accompanying us throughout our lives, giving us unique emotions. This is the golden reserve upon which all Russian culture stands.The book is illustrated with beautiful works of Russian and foreign painting, as well as portraits of great Russian poets.