About the book: 2021 / "Atlanteans", "At the Pillars of Hercules", "The sky is blue above Canada", "To the mainland", "The Frenchman's wife Ambassador", "Rolls", "Snow", "Leather Jackets" ("Song of Polar Pilots") - these songs by Alexander Gorodnitsky, written on long ocean voyages and on expeditions in the Far North, have long become popular. And the poet himself is rightfully recognized as a living classic, whose name is on a par with Vladimir Vysotsky, Bulat Okudzhava, Yuri Vizbor. Alexander Gorodnitsky’s song “Atlantes hold the sky...” is the official anthem of the State Hermitage and the unofficial anthem of St. Petersburg. Numerous scientific articles and dissertations are devoted to the work of the famous poet and bard. Alexander Gorodnitsky is an Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, an Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation, the first laureate of the Bulat Okudzhava State Literary Prize, the first laureate of the Yevgeny Yevtushenko “More than a Poet” literary prize. Minor planet (asteroid) No. 5988 Gorodnitskij and a pass in the Sayan Mountains are named after him. This book includes more than 500 selected works by Alexander Gorodnitsky, the newest of which are dated 2021.