Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok. (№ 415868)

For you - centuries, for us - a single hour.
We, as obedient slaves,
Held a shield between two hostile races
Mongols and Europe!
Centuries, centuries your old bugle forge
And drowned out thunder, avalanches,
And the wild tale was a failure for you.
And Lisbon, and Messina!