Olga Chernenkova's book tells about the life of two of the greatest poets of the Silver Age - Anna Akhmatova and Nikolai Gumilyov. You will learn about the complex history of their relationship, which developed against the backdrop of the drama taking place in the country. Two poets, two personalities united in marriage - a unique case. They speak the same language, they understand and feel each other, this connection is above everything earthly and ordinary. But the tragedy of separation is inevitable. The warrior and the maiden, as Anna Akhmatova called them in her poem, will not be able to get along together, will not be able to cope with jealousy, or meet each other’s expectations. The author describes in detail the amazing fates of two outstanding Russian poets, the literary world of St. Petersburg and the events of that turbulent time.