This book by Ilya Grigorievich Ehrenburg—a renowned Russian novelist, poet, publicist, journalist, translator, and public figure of the 20th century—presents a series of literary and biographical essays, 'Portraits of Russian Poets,' first published in Berlin in 1922. Dedicated to the works of Akhmatova, Balmont, Blok, Andrei Bely, Bryusov, Yesenin, Mandelstam, Pasternak, Tsvetaeva, and other major Russian poets of the Silver Age—both the author's contemporaries, those already established as masters, and those just entering the literary scene—these portrait-critical sketches are invariably tinged with personal emotion, imbued with admiration for genuine lyrical talent, sensitivity to language, and keen artistic vision. The book also includes other essays, articles, reviews, and speeches by Ehrenburg on Russian literature of his time.