One of the founders of the art song genre, Yuri Vizbor, was an amazingly multifaceted personality. By education - a teacher, by vocation - a journalist, poet, bard, actor, screenwriter, playwright. In his youth, he mastered other professions: a first-class radio operator; during his army service he flew airplanes, drilled a tunnel on the Abakan-Tayshet highway, fished in the northern seas... The true masculine character of a climber and traveler was also evident in his songs, which were especially popular in 1960-1970s. “Song of the Climbers”, “Brigantine”, “My Darling”, “If I Get Sick...” by Yuri Vizbor still sound today, evoking nostalgia for a bygone romantic era. Reflections out loud, dialogues with the audience, autobiographical details of Yuri Vizbor, as well as memories of It not only explains the secret of the longevity of his work, but also conveys the spirit of that time.