Contemporaries wrote about the Russian “conquistador” that he believed in his mission as a poet-reformer, while possessing fierce pride. To some he seemed a well-read and subtle man, to others - frankly superficial and lacking the ability to see the secret meaning of things. Be that as it may, Gumilyov is undoubtedly a real hero of the Silver Age, the more interesting are the opinions of his friends and enemies. The publication continues a series of books about the main poetic figures of the last century - Blok, Akhmatova, Tsvetaeva.