The new book by the famous literary historian Alexander Sobolev examines episodes from biographies of I. Annensky, A. Akhmatova, V. Bryusov, N. Zabolotsky, F. Sologub, D. Harms and other Russian writers of the first half of the twentieth century. On the basis of archival materials, significant details of literary life are revealed and reconstructed, allowing you to take a fresh look at some textbook texts and their authors. Circulation 800 copies.