Over his short life, Mikhail Lermontov wrote a huge number of brilliant works that amaze with the beauty of the syllable and the depth of meaning. The poet has always admired two things: the charm of nature and the simplicity, sincerity of the Russian people. Therefore, it is not surprising that the story of an ordinary soldier formed the basis of the poem "Borodino". Lermontov wrote this amazing work in 1837 on the 25th anniversary of World War II with the French. In the poem, at the same time, pride is heard for the brave and fearless heroes who participated in bloody battles, and at the same time, you can consider a slight longing for the days irrevocably gone, the sadness that now there are no longer such brave warriors.
Lermontov’s poem “Borodino” was written on behalf of a simple soldier, a participant in the battle. This fact underlines the statement of the poet that the history of the country is created by the people. Despite the fact that the story is led by an ordinary warrior, it does not cover a piece of events, describing only his battery and commander, but masterfully depicts the whole battle. The feat of the people is united in a holistic picture, and did not fall apart into small cases that occurred during the war.
Lermontov made the poem Borodino an autobiography of the Russian people. The author’s goal was to show how people's self-awareness has increased, what their fighting spirit and desire to defend their homeland at all costs, without losing a piece of land to the enemy. Mikhail Yuryevich completely managed to transform into a battery and look with his eyes at the events that took place during the Battle of Borodino. The narrator speaks in his own name, using the pronoun "I", then switches to "we", thereby uniting the entire army. At the same time, there is no tension, the soldier does not dissolve in the crowd, but the unity of the people is felt. Fighters fight, not only saving their lives, but also protecting their comrades.
Lermontov wrote the poem Borodino to glorify the heroic deed forever. In the work one feels neglect of the conquerors who are not accustomed to obstacles and difficulties. The French managed to capture Moscow, and they are already rejoicing, but the Russians aren’t giving up so easily, they are quietly and confidently preparing for a new battle, where, not sparing themselves, they will avenge the death of friends. The author set himself the goal of showing the psychology of a soldier participating in the war of liberation, and he did it very well.
In the poem Borodino, Lermontov compared Napoleonic warriors with Russians. The former are accustomed to quickly seizing someone else's goods, and the latter are ready to stand to their death, because they have nothing more to lose. Once Leo Tolstoy admitted that this work is the basis of "War and Peace", ideologically, this is pure truth. Mikhail Yuryevich characterizes this war as fair, liberating, national, repeatedly emphasizing this with the word "motherland" and "Russian". The battle was won, so the soldiers near Moscow died in vain - this is what Lermontov wanted to say.
Borodino, the text of which is read very easily, is a significant poem not only in the works of Mikhail Yurievich, but also in Russian literature as a whole. Its influence on public thought is almost impossible to overestimate.