Russian literature is recognized by the world community as one of the richest. Peru of Russian-language authors owns a huge number of works that are enjoyed by readers in different countries, the works of authors are put on theatrical stages and become the basis of film scripts. But with poetry, everything is not so simple - to convey the feelings and emotions of the authors in another language is not as easy as it seems at first glance. But even with almost completely rewritten poems (when translating lyrics, the main idea is usually preserved, and the rest is created from scratch), Russian poets are considered to be one of the best writers. What is the reason for this?
Graduation
In general, it is very difficult to clearly identify any specific periods in the development of Russian poetry. There is a Golden Age, there is a Silver, then the Soviet period goes on, but everything is not limited to such a strict framework. Poems of Russian poets were published even before Pushkin and Lermontov came to literature, and even with the collapse of the USSR, the lyrics did not stop writing. But versification is usually regarded as an independent genre from the beginning of the nineteenth century - it was during this period that the star of Russian poetry rose.
Golden age
The Golden Age is considered almost the peak of the development of Russian poetry. Pushkin, Lermontov, Fet, Tyutchev - they all worked at about the same time.
Russian poets and writers first try themselves in the genre of classicism, which is later replaced by sentimentalism and romanticism. It was because of the combination of these genres that an opinion appeared about the falsity and idealization of the Golden Age - writers tried in every possible way to embellish reality. By the end of the century, the situation changed: realism began to emerge, which not only discarded the sophistication of its predecessors, but also showed all the vices of man and the world around him. Later satire was added to it - laughter through tears over everything happening in Russia at the end of the nineteenth century.
At the turn of the century. silver Age
The transition from one century to another has gradually supplanted realism. The literature of decadence began to appear, filled with anxiety, nervous about the upcoming changes. The aggravation of social conflicts, the nascent revolution could not but worry the writers, in their work the first notes of patriotic motives appear. Russian poets turn to the history of their country, trying to predict the future course of events. But here everyone did it in their own way: some went into critical realism, trying to make their lyrics as clear as possible for the people, while others hid behind the wall of symbolism, resorting to allegories and puns, as if trying to say between the lines.
With the crisis of symbolism, in which poets such as Blok, Solovyov worked, new genres appear: acmeism, which conveys every detail of the world (Akhmatova, Gumilyov, Mandelstam), and futurism, rebelling against the foundations of society (Mayakovsky, Khlebnikov). The silver age of Russian literature is closely connected with changes in society, the rejection of traditions and bold experiments in lyrics.
Soviet period
Russian poets did not expect that the social upheaval that everyone was waiting for would have such consequences. With the advent of the new government, persecution of writers of the past generation began. Everyone who refused to write on the party’s orders was subjected to repression, a huge number of talented writers were forced to emigrate under pressure from the public. The main motive of post-revolutionary poetry is the glorification of the Soviets, the idealization of the new world, which is being built, in the literal sense of the word, on the bones of the old.
New realities supplanted futurism and acmeism, completely surrendering to socialist realism. Scandalous and shocking receded into the background: they began to be considered the destiny of not too gifted poets, literature became the most concrete and vital. But she retained the main thing: interest in a person as a person.
Post-war lyrics
The Great Patriotic War died out, remaining a nightmare in the memory of the people. And the poets of Russia eagerly seized on a new topic, laying out all the thoughts and feelings that had accumulated over the years of confrontation. A whole layer of writers has appeared, working exclusively in the military genre, glorifying the people, telling front-line stories, sharing the most secret. But with them wrote those who tried to distract people from the horror experienced. Futurism returns to poetry, experiments come with the form of a poem, with rhythm and rhyme. A whole generation of sixties worked to erase the war from the memory of the people and replace it with bright thoughts. During this period, Rozhdestvensky, Voznesensky, Yevtushenko work, whose verses really delight in their simplicity and ease.
Today
Modern poets of Russia continue the work of their predecessors. They write about their surroundings, and about mysterious worlds, turn to classical versification and play with a form of lyrics. They combine incompatible in their verses, which gives hope for the further development of Russian poetry.