About the book: 1983 / The remarkable Georgian poet S. I. Chikovani (1903–1966) has come a long and difficult way from the “experimental” poetry of the 20s , largely associated with the literary movement of the Futurists, to creativity that worthily continues the humanistic and artistic traditions of the Georgian poetic classics. A recognized master of intense psychological lyrics, rich in philosophical generalizations and varied intonation and rhythm, Simon Chikovani was a singer of socialist transformations, a herald of friendship and brotherhood of peoples . During the Great Patriotic War, Simon Chikovani created a number of highly patriotic works included in his collection “Victory”. In this edition, poems and poems by Simon Chikovani are presented in translations by P. Antokolsky, B. Pasternak, A. Mezhirov, B. Akhmadulina, V. Derzhavin , N. Zabolotsky, E. Yevtushenko, A. Tarkovsky and others. A number of works have been translated into Russian for the first time.