Futurist, hooligan, revolutionary, propagandist, lover, clown, martyr, hero--the poet Vladimir Mayakovsky was the powerhouse and rock star of Russia's Silver Age. This bilingual edition provides "maximum access" to his best known poems, and features:

• Precise English translations.
• Stress marks in the Russian text.
• Commentary on syntax, wordplay and neologisms.
• Clarification of cultural, historical and literary references.
• Essays on theme, persona and poetic technique.

This is undiluted Mayakovsky, in the highest obtainable proof for non-native speakers.