 Since his death in 2001, his poetry has been lauded and added to the canon of Russian poets.Many of his poems and collections have been added to the volumes of essential literature in the last several years, and he has gained huge popularity for his verse, which is at times vulgar and swaggering, at times formally masterful and reminiscent of Russia's Silver Age.Through his short, poignant lyrics he crafted a persona of post-Soviet delinquency and despair.