\documentclass{article} \usepackage[cp1251]{inputenc} \usepackage[T2A]{fontenc} \usepackage[russian]{babel} \usepackage{altverse} \author{J. R. R. Tolkien} \title{The road goes ever on an on} \date{} \begin{document} \maketitle \begin{Verse} \Vstars The Road goes ever on and on\\ Down from the door where it began.\\ Now far ahead the Road has gone,\\ And I must follow, if I can,\\ \\ Pursuing it with eager feet,\\ Until it joins some larger way\\ Where many paths and errands meet.\\ And whither then? I cannot say...\\ \\ \Vat{1954} \end{Verse} \end{document}