The bell from the thirties

"The bell of the thirties" is a book of memories of the famous Georgian poet Irakli Abashidze (1909-1992). As old as the century, he experienced together with the times all the UPS and downs. About such people Heine said: "the Crack, shattering the world, runs through the heart of a poet". This book tells the thirties of XX century, became for our country, maybe the most terrible. History tends to repeat itself, albeit at a new stage. And it is always fraught with new tragedy. And no need to ask: "For whom the bell tolls?" Reminder from the thirties applies to us all. The book includes selected poems I. Abashidze in the brilliant translations of Russian poets, and the famous series "In the footsteps of Rustaveli", written by I. Abashidze after the expedition to Jerusalem monastery of the Cross.