The post-Stalin Thaw 1953-1964 -- After the Thaw, 1965-1975 -- Officially published poetry and Aleksandr Kushner -- Viktor Sosnora -- Dmitry Bobyshev -- Iosif Brodsky -- Principal LITOs and literary groups in Leningrad 1953-1975 -- Unofficial groups of poets in Leningrad 1953-1975 -- Statistics concerning the admission of poets to the Leningrad writers' union 1953-1975