In the second volume of the fundamental monograph of the famous Austrian Slavist O. Hansen-Leve, a holistic consideration of the poetic system of Russian symbolism continues. The period of "young symbolism" is considered, among the main representatives of which are Vyach. Ivanov, A. Blok, A. Bely. For the first time in the practice of studying Russian symbolism, an attempt is made to comprehensively describe its artistic world. In terms of the encyclopedic coverage of all relevant texts and all significant motives, the monograph is unparalleled in the history of the study of Russian literature.