𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: "𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗲𝗺𝘀" 𝗯𝘆 𝗬𝗲𝘃𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘆 𝗬𝗲𝘃𝘁𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗸𝗼 -
Hard-lived and ironically-distanced nostalgia, bleak pleas against violence and horror, Yevtushenko's early collection (his first to be translated to English) makes for fascinating immersion.
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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜'𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗲𝗺𝘀" 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗬𝗲𝘃𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘆 𝗬𝗲𝘃𝘁𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗸𝗼 -
The not-uncontroversial Yevtushenko, a Soviet-Russian poet, moved through the political upheavals. This 1962 book has been on my shelf, just one of about 90 books he wrote.
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'Weddings', by Yevgeny Yevtushenko
Those weddings in wartime! The deceiving comfort!... #poem #yevtushenko #ussr #sovietpoetry #war #poetry
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