Genrikh Sapgir

Together with some other of Kropivnitsky's students he later formed the so-called Lianozovo School [ru] of poets and writers, part of the Soviet Nonconformist Art movement.

According to Anatoly Kudryavitsky, "Genrikh Sapgir is the most prominent figure of the writers that came to be associated with the now well-known 'Lianozovo Group', which also included Vsevolod Nekrasov [ru] (1934-2009) and Igor Kholin (1920-1999).

These Moscow poets sought out new models and positions and exploited the possibilities of inserting common speech directly in their texts.

He represented Russia at numerous international festivals of poetry, his work has been published in translation throughout the world.

There are English translations by Jim Kates, Anatoly Kudryavitsky and Artyom Kotenko & Anthony Weir.