You will never be mine...

David Samoylov is the largest Soviet poet "from the late Pushkin cohort," one of the brightest representatives of the generation of front-line soldiers, whose creative path was largely defined by the Great Patriotic War. However, a significant part of the poems written during the war saw the light only after the author's death, revealing new facets of the poet's creativity. The first collection of poems was published only in 1958 and received with interest by readers. It was followed by other books, and the name of David Samoylov firmly established itself among the most significant poets of the era. The Pushkin depth and transparency in his work were combined with impeccable refinement of form and thought, while the theme of inner freedom and the lyric-philosophical sound of many poems defined their connection to classical Russian poetry. This collection presents selected poems written in different years; the publication also includes a section of poetic works that were not published during the author's lifetime.