Alexander Mezhirov (1923–2009) is a Russian poet, mentor of several poetic generations. Front-line soldier, author of poignant poems about the war. “It is impossible to imagine this era without him. Just try to take Mezhirov out of the era, not even just from poetry, from the Sound of Time in general. He created absolutely his own Sound,” I. Volgin wrote about the poet. A. Mezhirov's civil and love lyrics are an event in Russian poetry, his masterful verse is a milestone in the history of Russian versification. “Today, no anthology of Russian poetry can be imagined without Mezhirov’s masterpieces,” wrote E. Yevtushenko. The book includes the best poems by A. Mezhirov. Triptych