The report is constructed as an observation of the narrative structure Of S. Nosov's story "Authenticity", the hero of which is an Englishman with Russian roots – translator A. Akhmatova spends a day in Komarovo-the place of her summer residence. trying to find what made the "world picture" of the poet. The author's narration alternates with the English speech of the character, which divides their voices without special indication: "to read to himself-in the mind that is-the immortal poems of her, he tuned ahead of time – in advance." The peculiar polycode character of the text becomes a form of realization of the direct speech.