A key moment in the biography of Eikhenbaum was his involvement with other members of the Society for the Study of Poetic Language (OPOJAZ), which was formed in 1916.
Un momento importante da biografía de Eikhenbaum foi a súa implicación canda a outros membros da OPOJAZ (Sociedade para o Estudo da Linguaxe Poética), fundada en 1916.