'Gumilev is a poet not yet read. A visionary and a prophet...' wrote Anna Akhmatova. The name of Nikolai Gumilev was banned for a long time, and his works did not appear in print.During his short life, he managed to surprise his contemporaries with a pure and powerful word, persuaded critics and colleagues who did not want to recognize his talent. Gumilev wrote about the heroes of Hellas: Odysseus, Agamemnon and Hercules, about corsairs, conquistadors and discoverers, about palm groves, ancient temples and distant tribes, about front-line famine and victory. Thanks to his poetry, you can plunge into a journey through countries and times, continents and epochs, find the lost treasures of your native culture.In the collection "Monotonous flashes ..." the reader will find lively, sophisticated talented and honest poems by an outstanding poet of the Silver Age.