David Samoilov is one of the brightest Russian poets of the second half of the twentieth century.At the age of twenty, he volunteered for the war, went through the entire difficult military path from Vyazma to Berlin, and after the Victory he entered the Institute of Literature and devoted his entire life to creativity.Samoilov is the author of such famous poems as "The Forties", "I am small, my throat is sore", "Korolevanna", "Boldinsky Autumn", "Duet for Violin and Viola", collections "The Second Pass", "Voices beyond the Hills", "Vesti" and others.His poems are heard in movies and from the stage, they are read by famous actors, they are sung to the guitar by the campfire, quoted in conversations, often not remembering the author of familiar lines from childhood.David Samoilov's poetry is distinguished by its penetrating lyricism, subtle psychology, philosophical depth, remarkable irony and humor. The range of topics is extensive — war, love, homeland, history, man and woman, human life in all its diversity. His language is imaginative, vivid, capacious, plastic, at the same time simple and clear, close and understandable to every reader. On the pages of his collections "the damned questions", reflections on the meaning of life are juxtaposed with jokes, ironic, elegant essays, gentle lyrical melodies.It was this versatility of David Samoylov's poetry that allowed him to become one of the most famous and beloved poets.