Introduction. The article discusses the front-line poetry of the famous Udmurt poet and writer Philip Grigorievich Kedrov (1909–1944). The formation of the main ideological and poetic principles of F. Kedrov took place in the “fiery forties”, which determined the philosophical, moral, psychological, artistic and aesthet-ic features and the value foundations of his poems. The legacy of the writer, who lived a short but bright life, has stood the test of time and entered the “golden fund” of the Udmurt literature. Unfortunately, today there is a de-cline in readers’ interest in the works of front-line writers. The relevance of the research is due to the objective scientific need for a modern interpretation of F. Kedrov’s front-line poetry which is in demand as a value guide-line and the foundation of the spiritual life of the people. The purpose of the research is to study the ideologi-cal and artistic originality of the front-line lyrical poetry of F. Kedrov and its place in the history of Udmurt lit-erature. Materials and research methods. The subject of the study is the poem of F. Kedrov, written during the Great Patriotic War on the front line (in a combat situation), marked for the publication as “active army”. The study uses biographical, historical-literary, problem-aesthetic methods of material analysis. Research result, discussion. Udmurt literature of the period of the Great Patriotic War is among the most poorly studied areas of Udmurt literary studies. Meanwhile, the works of this period reflect the real history of the people at the turning point of the country’s existence. As a result of the study, on the example of F. Kedrov’s works, it is demonstrated that the Udmurt authors who took part in the Great Patriotic War depicted the events of the war based on their personal impressions. They reflected the feelings of patriotism and unity of people of different nationalities dur-ing the years of the most difficult ordeals. Conclusion. The leading motifs of F. Kedrov’s front-line poetry in-clude the ideas of patriotism and internationalism, yearning for home, commitment to motherland, the dream of victory, thoughts about the future fate of the people. Not all the manuscripts of F. Kedrov of the period of the Great Patriotic War have been found, currently the author of the article works to identify other works of F. Kedrov. The article discusses a number of poems of F. Kedrov, which have not yet been introduced into scien-tific circulation.