The monograph examines the poetic texts of representatives of the "eastern branch" of the Russian emigration (1920-1940s), associated with the image of the homeland, Russia, St. Petersburg. The texts of the poets of the "Harbin-Shanghai" region are analyzed - V. Pereleshin, A. Nesmelov, A. Achair, F. Kamyshnyuk, N. Peterets, N. Svetlov, V. Obukhov, N. Schegolev, V. Marta, Yu. Kruzenshtern, T. Andreeva, directly related to Russian literary tradition, with the so-called. "Petersburg text."