About the book: 2016 / “Atlanteans hold the sky”, “At the Pillars of Hercules”, “Don’t swear from evil melancholy” (“To the Mainland” ), “Over Canada the sky is blue”, “The wife of the French ambassador”, “Snow”, “Rolls”, “Leather jackets” (“Song of the Polar Pilots”) - these are the songs of Alexander Gorodnitsky, written on long ocean voyages and on expeditions to the Extreme North, have long become popular. His poems, translated into many languages ​​and included in school textbooks, are a real anthem of the “sixties”. And the poet himself is rightfully recognized as a living classic and one of the founders of the art song genre in Russia, along with Vladimir Vysotsky, Bulat Okudzhava, Alexander Galich, Yuri Vizbor. This collection includes the best poems and songs of Alexander Gorodnitsky. 2nd edition, revised and expanded.