Inspired by the heroic deed of pilots Fedosenko, Vasenko and Usyskin, who set the first world record by flying on a stratostat to an altitude of 22000 meters, T. Zharokov wrote one of his first poems "Kun til katty" (1934). In the poem, the author managed not only to colorfully describe this historical event, but also conveyed the brave image of his contemporaries.