With You and Without You

«Wait for me, and I will return. Just wait a lot…» — these piercing lines are known to everyone. Today, the poems of K.M. Simonov are repeated as their own, without even thinking about who the author is, — so accurately do they capture the movements of the soul. The poet has long become the voice of every heart that waits, believes, and hopes. This book contains poems from the famous cycle «With You and Without You», dedicated to the actress Valentina Serova, the wife of K.M. Simonov. His collection is one of the brightest pages of Russian love lyrics of the 20th century, where the confessional nature of feeling becomes an immortal monument to love that has endured through war and separation.