Gennadii Shpalikov (1937-1974) was a playwright, film director, poet, and writer. His script and lyrics for the film "I Walk by Moscow" made him famous. This book, which contains a largely unknown part of his multifarious works, was prepared by a close friend. It conveys many distinctive traits of the 1950s-1970s, and gives an engaging portrait of the gifted, droll, and spirited author. Numerous pictures of the author with his friends and family.