33 reflections-essays by Dmitry Bykov about the poetic path, creative style of outstanding Russian poets, and not only - from Alexander Pushkin to BG - are p...

“Nekrasov, a cunning, inconsistent and sinful man, did a lot for Russian self-awareness and Russian literature. All his “immorality” was a way to maximize hi...

The death of Lermontov is one of the main mysteries of Russian literature. Dmitry Bykov sets out his version of the reason for the duel, explains Lermontov's...

“Of all the canonical figures of Russian literature, Anna Akhmatova evokes the most heated and painful discussion, and sometimes the most lively hatred. In a...

Dmitry Bykov reflects on how it happened that the devil became the most charming hero of Soviet literature. How does “The Master and Margarita” relate to the...

A serious tragedy happened to Sergei Yesenin. This poet turned out to be privatized first by the thieves, then by the pochvenniks, that is, by the worst of R...

Why didn’t Turgenev’s novels become tabletop books to the extent they deserve; what is the difference between a “Turgenev girl” and a “post-Turgenev girl”; h...

Bykov is the author of the biography of B. Okudzhava in the “ZhZL” series. “Bulat Okudzhava lived among us recently: twelve years is not a long time for hist...

The articles of the famous publicist, poet, and prose writer Dmitry Bykov invariably evoke criticism from both the right and the left - and increase the circ...

The new book by the poet Dmitry Bykov includes poems and political feuilletons in verse “Letters of Chain” written over the past two years, as well as a prev...

Dear little/big friend! This funny/sad and unusual, although you can’t tell from the outside, book was written by Moscow writers Dmitry Bykov and Irina Lukya...

Dmitry Bykov is perhaps the most unpredictable figure in modern literature, and “The Quarter” is his most mysterious book. This is an exciting quest where th...