Introductory Article L. and . Lazareva; Compilation, preparation of text and notes T. A. Beck. —L. : Soviet writer, 1982. — 624 s. , il. , portrait. - Tir. 40,000; C. 3 p. 10 k. (Poetry Library .) The Grand Series . 2nd Edition . Poetic heritage of the outstanding Soviet writer, Hero of Socialist Labor, laureate of the Lenin and State Prizes of the USSR K. M. Simonova (1915-1979) is presented in this edition in all its thematic, genre and stylistic originality. From the early works of the mid-thirties to the well-known poems of the war time, from poems dedicated to famous figures and memorable dates of Russian history ("Suvorov", "Ice Massacre"), to our contemporaries ("Winner", "Far East", "Five Pages", etc. ), prior to the post-war cycle of Friends and Enemies and 1970 Vietnamese poems. The collection also includes “free translations” of Simonov from Azerbaijani, Georgian, Uzbek, Polish, Czech, English poetry .. The texts of the works included in this edition are checked for all lifetime publications and preserved autographs . Notes used materials from the writer's personal archive.