Yanka Luchina is a poet mainly of a democratic orientation, originally from Minsk. Do you want to know more about this person and his work? Then read this article.
Biography of Yanka Lucina
The future poet was born on July 6, 1851 (real name - Ivan Neslukhovsky). Janka belonged to the gentry (privileged segment of the population) the family of the Luchivko-Neslukhovsky. In addition, Yankee's father was a pretty successful lawyer. It is for this reason that the future writer lived in a good and favorable environment. Yanka graduated from the Minsk gymnasium and for several years studied at the St. Petersburg University at the Faculty of Mathematics. In 1877, Janka Luchina graduated from SPGTI (St. Petersburg State Technological Institute) and got a job in Tiflis as the head of railway workshops. Also Yanka visited the Caucasus. It was there that he met with the notorious Russian writer Maxim Gorky.
Toward the end of the 1870s, Janka was paralyzed due to an unsuccessful fall. Luchina could walk only thanks to two sticks that served as his support. Nevertheless, despite his grave condition, the poet continues to lead a familiar lifestyle. So Janka Lucina regularly visited the theater and sometimes even went hunting. Because of this, some suggested that the poet feigned his illness. After receiving an injury, Janka decided to return to his homeland. In Minsk, he was able to get a position in the technical bureau at the Libavo-Romny railway. Janka Lucina died in 1897. The writer was buried in Minsk, at the Calvary cemetery.
Yanka Luchina, "Native Staronets"
A poem called "Native Staronets" is a real magnum opus of the Yankees. In it, the author exposes the inhumane mood of the time. Nevertheless, the author does not lose hope, claiming that soon his people will live "good share - share my share." In general, the poem is saturated with a patriotic and unbroken spirit. This work was first published in 1892.
Among other things, many Belarusian creators refer to the Yankee poem. Thus, in 1919, Yakhim Karski used the verse “Native Staronets” as an epigraph for his work entitled “Belarusians”. In the same year, Yazep Drazdovitch created a graphic composition, which is based on a Yankee poem.
Creation
Lucina made his debut as a poet in 1886. It was then that in the first issue of the newspaper "Minsk Leaf" was published his poem entitled "Not for the sake of fame or calculation." The work was written in Russian. In it, the author clearly stated the main goals and objectives of the new newspaper.
After his first publication, Lucina began to conduct quite an active literary activity. Janka began to be published in the almanac under the title "Northwest Calendar", various Polish magazines. In addition, the Belarusian poet maintained relations with other representatives of the intelligentsia. Thus, Janka, collecting folklore, collaborated with the rather popular ethnographer Pavel Shane. In addition, Luchina corresponded with a playwright named Mitrofan Dovnar-Zapolsky. In letters, Janka modestly calls her works "poetry undertakings."
Works in Belarusian
The first work in Belarusian was written by Janka Lucina in 1887. It was a poem entitled "Whisk the corpse of the dabradzey of the Starytskag Belarusian words." Janka wrote this work, being impressed by the performance of the Ukrainian troupe Mikhail Staritsky. After that, the poet begins to actively create in his native language. For a short period of time, from the pen of the author go the poems “To the Dabradze Artist Manko”, “The Old Lyasnik” and so on. In addition, the Belarusian writer discovers new genres. Thus, the poems “Vyaleta”, “Paleanchaya aquarelles z Palessia”, “Andrei”, “Ganusya” were born.
Most of the works of the Yankees are devoted to the realities of peasant life. In his work, the Belarusian poet often combines two popular literary movements of the time: realism and romanticism. Moreover, Janka can rightly be considered an innovator. His poems are one of the first examples of Belarusian philosophical lyrics.
Among other things, Janka Lucina was engaged in translations. Thus, thanks to Janka, the Belarusian reader was able to join the work of such writers as Vladislav Syrokomlya, Ivan Krylov, Adam Asynka, etc.