The vibrant colors of the autumn forest and the delicate spring palette of melting snow, trees encased in icy armor or pierced by the summer sun... Russian nature, in all its nuances and shades, has always captivated the artist Nikolai Ustinov. And who better than the classic Russian poets has sung of its beauty and charm! Even when poetic lines are not directly dedicated to the surrounding world, for Nikolai Ustinov, the author’s inner experiences find their reflection precisely in the landscape. Mikhail Lermontov, Nikolai Nekrasov, Aleksey Tolstoy, Afanasy Fet, Fyodor Tyutchev. Famous and lesser-known lines by five great poets are presented in this edition through the interpretation of one of the most beloved landscape painters in national book illustration.
