The lecture about the poet and his time will be delivered by the author of the graphic novel and comic book researcher Andrey Drozdov. Mayakovsky is a man with a sharp view of his era and the creator of his own poetic language. The lecture will cover key stages of Mayakovsky's creativity, how the poet sought his voice, and his contemporaries: who argued with him, who supported him, and who influenced the themes and intonations of his works. Listeners will learn how personal connections and the cultural environment were reflected in poetic lines, and why many motifs resonate with relevance today. Another topic will be the image of the poet in mass culture. For example, the lecturer will analyze where the myth of the "man with the loudspeaker" originated. He will also compare several types of Mayakovsky's texts and show how the same voice can be sharp and gentle. At the end, there will be a small block on reading Mayakovsky aloud. The lecturer will explain how to choose the tempo, where to pause, why the line is important for Mayakovsky, and how to hear it. The speaker is Andrey Drozdov, head of the comic center at the SMART library named after Anna Akhmatova, collector and researcher of comics.