13th Apostle. Mayakovsky. Buff tragedy in six actions

The true significance of Vladimir Mayakovsky is determined not by the fact that in Soviet times he was declared the “best and talented poet” - but that both during his life and after death, his personality and work remained at the center of public attention, in the circle of those forming the context of modern Russian Cultures. The role of the poet in society, his right - or obligation - actively participate in the political struggle, revolution, love, death - all this was clearly reflected in Mayakovsky’s poems, making them relevant for any era.
Among the many books dedicated to Mayakovsky, his new biography, created by a famous poet, writer, publicist Dmitry Bykov, occupies a special place. Describing in detail the life path of his hero, his relationship with the authorities, with women, with associates and opponents, the author focuses on key points, seeing in them a reflection of the main problems of the Russian intelligentsia and wider - Russian history. This book resembles the work of Bykov in the series "ZhZL" - biographies of B. Pasternak and B. Okudzhava - forming with them a trilogy about the fate of Russian poets of the twentieth century