About the book: 1968 / The 96th volume of the BVL includes selected works of the great Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz (1798–1855): the poem "Grazhina", the cycle "Crimean Sonnets", poems “Swimmer”, “Svitezianka”, “Dream”, “Voevoda”, etc. The name of Mickiewicz, along with other glorious Polish names - Copernicus, Chopin, Skłodowska-Curie - has long been perceived as the personification of the contribution that Poland made to the treasury world culture. People in Russia recognized and fell in love with Mickiewicz almost a century and a half ago. Mickiewicz was not only a genius of poetry - he was a warrior of Polish and European democracy. Introductory article, compilation and notes by B. Stakheev. Translation by P. Antokolsky, N. Aseev, M. Zhivov, V. Bryusov, A. Eppel, I. Bunin, A. Pushkin, A. Fet and others. Illustrations by F. Konstantinov.