Twelve. Poem. A detailed illustrated comment. Tutorial. Blok A.A.

The poem by A. Blok “Twelve” is one of the most energetically rich and mysterious texts of Russian literature. Written from the hot traces of the revolution, it immediately caused an ambiguous, but invariably strong reaction of the public. This unsolved text and this book is called to help to understand, in which reading the poem is accompanied by historical cultural commentary and quotes from A. Blok's journalism, recreating its special concept of the revolution. And the photographs and vivid illustrations of Yu. Annenkov, M. Larionov, N. Goncharova and other artists are complemented by this image of the first revolutionary months.