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Russian poetry has an influential literary tradition that has shaped the cultural and intellectual landscape of Russia. With roots dating back to the medieval era, Russian poetry evolved through various movements and periods, from the classical works of Pushkin and Lermontov to the Symbolist experiments of Blok and Bely.
It encompasses a diverse range of themes and styles, often reflecting the socio-political climate of the time. Russian poets have drawn inspiration from Russian folklore, mythology, and religious imagery, infusing their works with a distinct cultural flavor.
Notable poets like Anna Akhmatova, Boris Pasternak, and Osip Mandelstam explored themes of love, loss, existentialism, and the human condition.
‘You should appear less often in my dreams’ by Anna Akhmatova describes the difference between a dream relationship and the one that exists in real life.
You should appear less often in my dreams, Since we meet so frequently;
‘The grove of golden trees has fallen silent’ by Sergei Yesenin was written in 1924 and originally published in Yesenin’s native tongue, Russian. It appears in this analysis in translated English, by Anton Yakovlev.
The grove of golden trees has fallen silent,
Shorn of its gay leaves, in mute silhouette,
And so the cranes in sad file past it flying
Have no cause any more to feel regret.
‘I Loved You’ by Alexander Pushkin is a simple but effective poem in which the speaker expresses his devotion and respect for a woman he loved.
I loved you: yet the love, maybe,
Has not extinguished in my heart;
But hence may not it trouble thee;
I do not want to make you sad.
‘He loved three things, alive:’ by Anna Akhmatova is a short poem in which the speaker describes her husbands likes and dislikes.
He loved three things, alive:
White peacocks, songs at eve,
And antique maps of America.
Hated when children cried,
‘Odysseus to Telemachus’ by Joseph Brodsky is told from the perspective of the epic hero, Odysseus, while he is stranded on Circe’s island.
My dear Telemachus, The Trojan War is over now; I don't recall who won it. The Greeks, no doubt, for only they would leave
‘Courage’ by Anna Akhmatova is a passionate poem about courage in the face of war. Specifically, Akhmatova was writing about World War II.
We know what is now on History’s scales,
What is, in the world, going now.
The hour of courage shew our clock’s hands.
‘I Taught Myself to Live Simply’ by Anna Akhmatova, a famous Russian author, is a beautiful and profound poem that promotes a life of elegance and simplicity.
I taught myself to live simply and wisely,
to look at the sky and pray to God,
and to wander long before evening
to tire my superfluous worries.
‘Lot’s Wife’ acknowledges the biblical figure’s famous look back as an all-too-human inability to relinquish the past despite the peril.
And the just man trailed God's shining agent,
over a black mountain, in his giant track,
while a restless voice kept harrying his woman:
"It's not too late, you can still look back
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