Dmitry Lvovich Bykov is the brightest phenomenon of Russian culture. To be his contemporary, to monitor the development of his work, so to speak, in real time - great luck. It is difficult to navigate it. The poet, prose writer, critic, teacher, lecturer, encyclopedist, brilliant wit. And the artist, of course. I am sincerely proud of a good partnership with him. Professor of Chicago University, a well -known economist and publicist Konstantin Sonin, considers Bykov to be modern Pushkin.