Nikolai Aseyev (1889-1963)—was a true follower of Mayakovsky in his bold experimenting, a man who was in loiewith the Russian language and Russian history. lie was a lyric poet "by the very pattern of his soul" us he himself used to say. His melodious poetry is intuitive and spontaneous in character, and his rhythms are vigorous, clear-cut and ingenious. Till the end of his days Aseyev would turn again and again to the themes of the turbulent unforgettable days of his youth. He earned his greatest popularity with his poem "Mayakovsky Begins" (1940), the collections “Meditations” (1955) and “Attunement” (1961). These collections contain his philosophical reflections on the destiny of man in history.