Early Poems (Russian Edition) [Paperback]

Yevgeny Yevtushenko (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2000

This revised edition of Yevtushenko’s early poetry collects together the Russian poet’s best work from 1953, when he was twenty, to 1967. It contains such classics as “Babbi Yar,” which forms the centrepiece of Shostakovich’s 13th Symphony, “The City of ‘Yes’ and the City of ‘No,’” and “The Heirs of Stalin.”

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Language Notes

Text: English, Russian (translation)

About the Author

Yevgeny Yevtushenko is one of the most famous Russian poets of the 20th Century. he was one of the first dissidents to speak out against the Stalinist regime.

Product Details

• Paperback: 274 pages
• Publisher: Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd; Revised edition (July 1, 2000)
• Language: Russian
• ISBN-10: 071452896X
• ISBN-13: 978-0714528960
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,592,004 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Russia's Modern Muse, April 2, 2000

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Pamela J. Atwood (Connecticut) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Early Poems (Russian Edition) (Paperback)

One can argue that Yegevny Yevtushenko is Russia's greatest modern poet. At the peak of his career, he packed theaters in Russia. People flocked to see him, to hear Russia's muse read his scripture. This volume of poetry includes Yevtushenko's masterwork. Upon writing his poem Babii Yar, Yevtushenko became a worldwide success. This piece gave fame to a site in Russia where thousands of slaughtered Jews rest. Yevtushenko's poems hold subtle indictments of Soviet Society. Babii Yar incriminates the Russians who do not want to remember all the Russian Jews who perished. In A Career, the poet expresses his dislike for those who deny the truth in order to win approval from their leaders. The book features Yevtushenko's poems in both Russian and english. If one cannot read Yevtushenko's native language, the english version, translated by George Reavy, is sufficient. Although not percisely translated, the poems hold that same meaning and stark beauty.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Some of Yevtushenko's best works..., March 12, 2003

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meiringen "meiringen" (the Midwest) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Early Poems (Russian Edition) (Paperback)

Yevtushenko's early poems were, and still are, some of his best--powerful, vivid, and brilliant, even in English translation. This is a bilingual Russian/English edition.

His poem, "Babii Yar," about the slaughter of Jews at that fateful place during World War II, was used as the centerpiece for Shostakovich's Thirteenth Symphony. Written in 1962 to combat anti-Semitism, it is just as powerful and meaningful today as when it was first read.

"Nothing in me shall ever forget!" (from "Babii Yar")