A fascinatingly written documentary biography of Fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev tells about that everyday and life "litter" from which, "not knowing shame," his brilliant poems grew. The genius of their creator was not questioned by anyone, but it was realized only to a very weak extent: an unlucky diplomat who never managed to get any noticeable post, not to mention the place of ambassador at the court of the great powers; a prophet whose prophetic power to foresee the coming disasters was never in demand by his contemporaries; a poet who during his lifetime published only two small poetry collections, and even then did it against his own will; a political thinker who lived a long life but never found the time to bring his views into the system; lover and husband, who constantly brought misfortune to all women who loved him.