Materials of the scientific conference. St. Petersburg, October 12-14, 2015. In the collection of materials of the scientific conference "Innokenty Annensky (1855-1909): life, creativity, era," dedicated to the 160th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding Russian poet of the turn of the XIX-XX centuries, articles are presented on the peculiarities of his poetics, the specifics of critical and translation work, issues of the influence of his work on the development of Russian literature of the twentieth century. Particular attention is paid to the biography of the poet, including pedagogical activity, and his literary environment.