The book of the famous researcher of Russian poetry of the 19th century B. Ya. Bukhstab is the result of more than half a century of his study of the work of N. A. Nekrasov. His works on the poet's lyrics, epic and satire are based on documentary materials - archival sources, letters, memoirs, lifetime publications. Written accessible and clearly, with a rare enthusiasm, the book is interesting not only to specialists, but also to a wide range of lovers of Russian poetry.