{"product_id":"alexander-tvardovsky-poems-поэмы-moscow-knizhnaya-palata-1988-russian-language","title":"Alexander Tvardovsky – Poems (Поэмы) – Moscow, Knizhnaya Palata, 1988 (Russian Language)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlexander Tvardovsky – Poems (Поэмы) – Moscow, Knizhnaya Palata, 1988 (Russian Language) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA substantial collection of four major long poems by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlexander Tvardovsky (1910–1971)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, one of the most important Russian poets of the Soviet era.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished in Russian by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKnizhnaya Palata (Книжная палата)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as part of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePopular Library\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e series, this 1988 hardback brings together four of Tvardovsky’s best-known works: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVasily Tyorkin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, his celebrated epic about an ordinary Russian soldier during the Second World War; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeyond the Distance – Distance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; the sharply satirical \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTyorkin in the Other World\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy Right of Memory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, his powerful late confrontation with Stalinism and the painful history of his generation.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eParticularly interesting historically is the inclusion of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy Right of Memory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which had only recently become available in print. A contemporary literary account of this 1988 edition notes that the collection opened with an introductory essay by Yuri Burtin and concluded with readers’ responses to the poems, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy Right of Memory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTvardovsky’s work occupies a fascinating position in Soviet literature. Initially celebrated by the Soviet establishment, he became increasingly critical of Stalinism and was the influential editor of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNovy Mir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e who helped bring Solzhenitsyn’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to publication.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA good example of late-Soviet Russian literary publishing and an attractive addition to collections of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRussian poetry, Soviet literature, Second World War literature and twentieth-century literature\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Honeyburn Books (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58569350316413,"sku":null,"price":19.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0702\/7458\/0759\/files\/IMG-5680_f2efff70-e10e-4c42-a078-d4f79ab581bd.jpg?v=1787303913","url":"https:\/\/honeyburnbooks.com\/ar\/products\/alexander-tvardovsky-poems-%d0%bf%d0%be%d1%8d%d0%bc%d1%8b-moscow-knizhnaya-palata-1988-russian-language","provider":"Honeyburn Books (UK)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}