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In our study, for the first time, the peculiarities of the functioning of the “Kazan text” in the poetry of R. Haris, H. Tufan, R. Faizullin, R. Bukharaev, Suleyman (J. Suleymanov), R. Kutuy, E. Ucharov, and in the memoirs of M. Karim, H. Bashirov and other writers, as an example of the artistic embodiment of the image of the writers’ dacha settlement Lebyazhye in the poetry and memoirs of contemporary writers. The collection of poems and memoirs “Lebyazhye — meadow of creativity” (2007) is the material for the research. The poetic image of the House of Creativity “Lebyazhye” combines the features of the real and the unreal, it is wrapped in various biographical and cultural myths. Lebyazhye — the place of creative power, where literary masterpieces of Kazan writers were created — is associated in poetry and memoirs with the image of a blossoming garden. The idealization of the garden image is deeply rooted in contemporary Tatar poetry, which continues Middle Eastern and Sufi traditions. In Kazan poetry, Lebyazhe is also praised as a beautiful lake surrounded by legends and romantic associations. The symbolism of the lake allows us to characterize the writers’ dachas Lebyazhye as a place of peace, contemplation and creativity. The study of the image of the dacha settlement Lebyazhye in Kazan poetry will allow to use new materials for the study of the “Kazan text”.