Vladimir Sergeyevich Maly shev was born in November 1949 and wrote poems since childhood. He carried this passion throughout his life, combining it with major responsible work he has been doing for his entire career: director of the State Film Fund of the Russian Federation, deputy minister of culture of Russia, rector of VGIK, author of screenplays and film producer. In his new book, the author collected not only his poetic experiments, but also his essays and stories.