ir ic ▁qu atra ins ▁that ▁he ▁called ▁" gar iki " ▁in ▁Russian ▁( sing ular : ▁" gar ik ," ▁which ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁dimin utive ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁author ' s ▁first ▁name , ▁Ig or ). ▁( G ar iki ). ▁ ▁These ▁short ▁po ems ▁( origin ally ▁G ub erman ▁called ▁them ▁" J ew ish ▁D az ib ao ") ▁always ▁feature ▁an ▁a - b - a - b ▁rh yme ▁scheme , ▁employ ▁various ▁po etic ▁meters , ▁and ▁cover ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁subjects ▁including ▁ant is emit ism , ▁imm igr ant ▁life , ▁anti - rel ig ious ▁sentiment , ▁and ▁the ▁author ' s ▁love - h ate ▁relationship ▁with ▁Russia . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Ig or ▁G ub erman ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Kh ark ov ▁on ▁July ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁ ▁After ▁high ▁school , ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁Moscow ▁State ▁University ▁of ▁Railway ▁Engineering ▁where , ▁in ▁contrast ▁to ▁the ▁most ▁pr estig ious ▁Russian ▁univers ities , ▁there ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁maximum ▁qu ota ▁for ▁Jews . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁he ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁Elect rical ▁Engineering . ▁ ▁He ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁elect rical ▁engineer ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁and ▁wrote ▁on ▁the ▁side ▁in ▁his ▁spare ▁time . ▁ ▁Tow ard ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁he ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁Alexander ▁G in zburg , ▁who ▁published ▁Syntax