Soviet poets who worked at the intersection of the 19th and 20th centuries, as well as those who wrote in the 60s of the last century, can rightfully be called revolutionaries of Russian literature. The Silver Age gave us such names as Balmont, Blok, Gumilyov, Mandelstam, Akhmatova, Sologub, Bryusov, etc. At the same time, we learned about Yesenin, Tsvetaeva, Mayakovsky, Voloshin, Severyanin.
Symbolists and romantics of the late nineteenth century introduced a new word in poetry. Some praised earthly existence, while others, on the contrary, saw a transformation in religion. Futurists sought to keep pace with the creators of Europe, they were expressive in their desire for rebellion and shocking, introduced new energy to the literature of that time.
Poems of Soviet poets reflect the spirit of the times, the political situation of the country, the mood of the peoples. Literature, like the country, after the 1917 revolution became multinational, combining the various characters and styles of the creators. In the poems of the poets of that period we can see the vehemently Leninist ideology, the mood of the proletariat, and the suffering of the bourgeoisie.
Soviet poets of the Silver Age
The most significant creators of the turn of the XIX – XX centuries. can be called acmeists Akhmatova, Zenkevich, Gumilyov, Mandelstam. Their motivation for rapprochement was the opposition to symbolism, the desire to get rid of his utopian theories. They appreciated picturesque images, detailed compositions, aesthetics of fragile things. They were united before the outbreak of World War I. Later, Soviet poets each went their own way.
Futurists also made a great contribution to literature. Khlebnikov, Burliuk, Kamensky created in this style. Poets regarded art as a problem and changed people's attitude to the comprehensibility and incomprehensibility of creativity. They repulse from passive perception to worldview, forcing readers to think not literally, but artistically, fantasically.
As for the writers, whose work has been familiar to us since school: Tsvetaeva, Yesenin, Mayakovsky, their fate cannot be called simple. These Soviet poets themselves experienced all the consequences of revolutions and
political repressions, faced with a misunderstanding of peoples and authorities, but fought for their cause to the end and earned worldwide fame.
Soviet poet of the "thaw"
After the death of Stalin, when Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev came to power , a period of "thaw" began. It was at this time that poets got the opportunity to speak openly, not embarrassed by condemnation and censorship. Many figures who worked before the war published their works only in the 60s. So, for example, Yevtushenko, Voznesensky, Okudzhava became a real political sensation of that time. They gathered halls of several tens of thousands of people, but few understood them. Of course, many of the literary creators of the second half of the 20th century touched on politics in their works, but this was not a provocation or condemnation of Stalinism. So poets expressed their opinion in a sarcastic poetic form. Their views were shared by many intellectuals and educated people, and the workers accepted them. The poets of the 60s managed to conquer the entire population, without exception.