“The Tale of Igor's Campaign” - the most famous monument of ancient Russian literature - describes the unsuccessful campaign against the Polovtsians of Novgorod-Seversk Prince Igor Svyatoslavich in alliance with Vsevolod, Vladimir and Svyatoslav Olgovich (1185). According to the time of writing, “The Lay” dates back to 1187-1188. Translator Nikolai Zabolotsky coped with his task perfectly, creating one of the best poetic translations of “The Lay...”, which was published many times in various editions of this literary monument.