How Young We Were

Who doesn't know the songs "How Young We Were," "I Can't Help It...," "Hope," "The Bird of Happiness," "Melody," "Belovezhskaya Pushcha," "Russian Waltz"!.. Songs with lyrics by Nikolai Dobronravov are sung around the world. They were made famous by Muslim Magomaev, Maya Kristalinskaya, Anna German, Valentina Tolkunova, Joseph Kobzon, Lev Leshchenko... and of course, the music of Alexandra Pakhmutova. More than one generation has grown up on the poet's verses. Today, his lines are often quoted without even thinking about who the author is. He has long become a beloved and truly popular poet. The book includes well-known and beloved poems about love, friendship, and life. They reflect different milestones in the history of our country from the last century and the present.