Includes Russian translations by Brodsky of the poetry of Richard Wilbur, Stanisław Jerzy Lec, Cyprian Norwid, Umberto Saba, and Vítězlav Nezval, among other poems.
Poetry consists of holograph and typescript drafts, proofs, and printed versions of poems and poetry collections. Some material is photocopies. Though several samizdat collections date to before Brodsky's emigration from the Soviet Union and some printed collections date to after his death, most material dates from 1972-1996.