Nikolay Rubtsov prozhil korotkuyu zhizn', no ostavil v russkoy poezii yarkiy sled. Yego po-nastoyashchemu vystradannaya -tikhaya lirika- pronikayet v dushu, a mnogiye stroki tak i prosyatsya na muzyku i zvuchat - uzhe mnogo let - v nashikh lyubimykh pesnyakh: -Uleteli list'ya s topoley-, -YA budu dolgo gnat' velosiped-, -V gornitse moyey svetlo-, -Nagryanuli-.
