About the book: 1972 / This volume is the first attempt both in our country and abroad to synthetically present the poetry of the peoples of the USSR from the IV to the XVIII centuries , to give a kind of anthology of poetry from the era of feudalism. As it is easy to guess, all the poetry of such a vast historical period will not fit into even the ten most voluminous volumes. Therefore, the compilers selected the most significant and characteristic works from their point of view, focusing mainly on the lyrics and placing excerpts from epic poems only as an exception. The material is arranged in chronological order, and within centuries - by ethnographic or historical-cultural regions. Introductory article and compilation by L. Arutyunov and V. Taneyev. Notes by P. Katinaite. Translation by K. Simonov, D. Samoilov, P. Antakolsky, M. Petrovs, V. Lugovsky, V. Derzhavin, T. Streshneva, S. Lipkin, N. Tikhonov , A. Tarkovsky, G. Shengeli, V. Bryusov, N. Grebneva, M. Kuzmin, O. Rumera, Iv. Bruni and many others etc..