Английская Википедия:Farewell, Unwashed Russia

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Farewell, Unwashed Russia (Шаблон:Lang-ru) is a poem by Mikhail Lermontov, written in connection with his last exile from Russian capital cities.

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Third publication and its literal translation:Шаблон:Verse translation

The poem is written in the genre of political invective and aimed at people in "blue uniforms" and "people, devoted to them". "Blue uniforms" is metonymy used to refer to the Russian Special Corps of Gendarmes.

The text in the third publication is probably the most original version of the poem. The text in the first and second publications is identical, but is different in comparison with the third publication. Instead of "Шаблон:Lang-ru" it says "Шаблон:Lang-ru" and instead of "Шаблон:Lang-ru" it says "Шаблон:Lang-ru. There are also variants with "Шаблон:Lang-ru" or "Шаблон:Lang-ru" instead of "devoted" and "Шаблон:Lang-ru" instead of "pashas". The poem criticizes the lack of freedom in Russia and calls the tsarist servants pashas, pointing to the Turkish, despotic nature of life in Russia.

History

The poem was written in April 1841, when Lermontov was exiled to the Caucasus from St. Petersburg. However, it was first mentioned only on March 9, 1873 in a letter from Pyotr Bartenev to Pyotr Efremov and first published in 1887 in the journal Russkaya Starina by Pavel Viskatov.

In the 20th century, the poem received a rise in popularity. A number of literary critics have expressed doubts about the authorship of the poem. In 2017, an international round table dedicated to the issue of authorship was assembled, which included more than twenty leading Lermontovedians. As a result of the round table, a resolution was adopted that confirmed the authorship.

Reception and use

The poem is included in the Russian school curriculum.

In 1890, Vladimir Korolenko, speaking about the poem, wrote: "Bright and strong. Lermontov knew how to feel like a free man, he knew how to portray these feelings. In our time, this is already an anachronism, this does not happen anymore! ... Now, even behind the wall of the Caucasus, you can't hide from the all-seeing eyes!" Larissa Volpert said that the poem is "the pinnacle of Lermontov's political lyrics".

Russian politician and historian Шаблон:Interlanguage link:Шаблон:Blockquote References to the poem were made by various Russian composers. The line "Farewell, unwashed Russia" is used in Nikolay Kolyada's play "Oginsky's Polonaise" (Шаблон:Lang-ru). Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev in his 1995 article writes: "You were unwashed, and remain unwashed" referring to the first verse of the poem.

In 2017, the poem was quoted by the then President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko.