The poem “To Chaadaev” by Alexander Pushkin is imbued with a freedom-loving spirit and clearly expresses the political and civic views of the poet. To better understand it and see the details, it is worth reading a brief analysis of “To Chaadaev” according to plan. The presented analysis of the work can be used to explain the material in a literature lesson in 9th grade.

Brief Analysis

History of creation- the poem was written in the early period of the poet’s work, in 1818. It is addressed to a friend of the young Pushkin, Pyotr Chaadaev. Published by the almanac “Northern Star” in 1829, with distortions and without the consent of the author.

Theme of the poem– freedom and the fight against autocratic rule, the hope that Russia will “awaken from its sleep.”

Composition– the work is built on the principle of “thesis – antithesis”, based on contrast. The first part talks about the past, which the author considers naive youth. The second is dedicated to the present, and the third to the future. The motif of awakening from sleep opens and closes the work, looping the composition.

Genre- a message to a friend, which becomes a message to the whole society, Pushkin’s genre innovation.

Poetic size– iambic tetrameter with ring and cross rhyme.

Metaphors – “the desire still burns“.

Epithets – “youthful fun“, “morning fog“, fatal power“.

Oxymoron – “quiet glory“.

Comparison – “like a dream, like morning mist“, “how a young lover waits for the moment of their first date“.

Appeal – “a friend of mine G".

Inversion – “fatal power“.

History of creation

The verse was written in 1818, when the author, who later somewhat disagreed with his older friend Pyotr Chaadaev in his views on life, still saw in him a wise mentor and a lyceum friend. The freedom-loving ideas of Pyotr Yakovlevich were also close to Pushkin. Chaadaev was a member of the Decembrist society, and for his “Philosophical Letter,” which outlined Pyotr Yakovlevich’s views on the social structure, he was declared crazy.

The fact that in 1818 Pushkin was a member of the liberal community “Green Lamp”, whose members criticized the regime of the ruling Russian emperor, also left its mark on the work.

Subject

The main theme of the work is not friendship, although in fact it is a friendly message. But this is only formal - in fact, Pushkin is talking about freedom, the overthrow of the autocracy and the possible awakening of Russia for a better future. This is truly a political work, so it was used as a means of propaganda. Before publication (the version in the Northern Star magazine is distorted compared to the original) it was distributed in lists. It examines all the problems that concern both Chaadaev and Pushkin himself.

Despite the confidential, friendly tone, the poem conveys a strong civic position. The poet himself is ready to move away from private interests for the sake of the restoration of Russia and calls on others to do the same. He is absolutely convinced that in the future the country will become free.

Composition

Compositionally, this work is divided into three parts.

In the first, the author, still young and naive, waits for love and fame, but gradually “ morning fog” his life dissipates. In the second part, he has already gotten rid of the illusions of his youth, but this does not mean that he has resigned himself - he is waiting and hoping for a better future. Finally, the third part is a look into the future, where “ Russia will wake up from sleep“.

The motif of awakening is also present in the first part - thus the composition becomes looped.

The emotional mood of the poem also changes - if at the beginning the lyrical hero is sad, he is upset that the hopes of his youth were not fulfilled, then at the end he is cheerful, despite the fact that real life is still sad. But he persistently calls on all members of society to try to change the situation.

The lyrical hero embodies the ideas of Pushkin himself, so his image can be considered autobiographical. The poet believes that the state can develop and prosper, but for this it is necessary to change the existing way of life.

Means of expression

In his message, Pushkin uses numerous means of expression. There is only one metaphor in it - “ the desire still burns“, but there are also others:

• Epithets – “ youthful fun“, “morning fog“, fatal power“, “holy liberty”, “an impatient soul.”
• Oxymoron – “ quiet glory“.
• Comparison – “ like a dream, like morning mist“, “how a young lover waits for the moment of a true date“.
• Appeal – “ a friend of mine G".
• Inversion – “ fatal power“.
• Metonymy – “ star of captivating happiness.”

Pushkin’s favorite iambic tetrameter makes the poem as simple as possible and at the same time convincing. This poetic meter allows you to simply and at the same time clearly express an idea. But what makes it especially expressive is the last stanza, which consists of five lines.

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History of creation. The poem was written in 1818 - during the St. Petersburg period of Pushkin’s work. It became widely known, especially in Decembrist circles, and began to be distributed in lists. It was for these poems that Pushkin fell into disgrace - he ended up in southern exile. Much later, in 1829, without the poet’s knowledge, this poem was published in a distorted form in the almanac “Northern Star”.

The poem is addressed to a specific person: Pyotr Yakovlevich Chaadaev (1794-1856), one of Pushkin’s close friends from his lyceum years. In addition to this poem, Pushkin’s messages to “Chaadaev” (1821), “Chaadaev” (1824) were addressed to him. The poet had a long-term friendship with Chaadaev: they were both characterized by freedom-loving sentiments, a desire to change life in Russia, and unconventional thinking. Chaadaev, like many of the poet’s lyceum friends, was a member of the secret Decembrist society “Union of Welfare,” although he subsequently distanced himself from this movement, taking his very unique position on the issue of state power and the future fate of Russia, for the publication of the “Philosophical Letter,” in which these views were presented, Chaadaev was declared crazy by the government - this is how the autocracy fought against dissent and love of freedom. Pushkin’s positions, especially in his mature years, did not always coincide with the thoughts of Chaadaev, but in 1818 the young poet saw in his older friend a man wise with life experience, endowed with a sharp and sometimes sarcastic mind, and most importantly, with freedom-loving ideals that were so in keeping with Pushkin’s mood.

Genre and composition. Pushkin's lyrics are characterized by a desire to transform established genres. In this poem we see a manifestation of such innovation: a friendly message addressed to a specific person develops into a civil appeal to the entire generation, which also includes the features of an elegy. Typically, a poem in the genre of a message is addressed either to a friend or to a lover and is related in theme to intimate lyrics. By changing the addressee of his poem, Pushkin creates a work that is new in genre - a civil message. That is why its construction is based on an appeal to comrades: “Comrade, believe...”, stylistically close to the civil political poems of the times of the Great French Revolution. But at the same time, the composition of the poem, constructed as a thesis - antithesis, implies the presence of contrast. This is exactly how poetic thought develops: from an elegiac beginning, imbued with a mood of sadness and sadness, through the adversative conjunction “but” (“But desire still burns within us...”), the first elegiac part is connected to the second, completely different in mood, feeling and thought. : civil themes and an accusatory attitude prevail here. And the conclusion of the poem, summing up the development of poetic thought, sounds with a bright major chord: “My friend, let us dedicate our souls to the beautiful impulses!”

Main themes and ideas. The main idea of ​​the poem is a call to like-minded people to move away from private interests and turn to civil problems. Associated with it is the poet’s belief that freedom-loving dreams will be realized, and “the fatherland will awaken from its sleep.” At the end of the poem, there is a very rare idea in Pushkin’s work of the destruction of the entire state system, which, according to the poet’s thoughts, will happen in the near future (“And on the ruins of autocracy / They will write our names!”). The statist poet more often called for gradual changes, coming primarily from the authorities themselves, as in the poems “Liberty” and “Village”. It can be considered that such a radical position of the author in the poem “To Chaadaev” is evidence of youthful maximalism and a tribute to romantic sentiments. The general pathos of the poem is civil, but it contains elements of romantic and elegiac pathos, especially in the first part, which is reflected in the specificity of a number of images.

For the first time in this poem, a combination of civil themes with intimate ones - love and friendship, characteristic of Pushkin's later work - appears. In this regard, the poet raises the problems of civic duty and political freedom in conjunction with issues of individual freedom and private life, which sounded extremely unusual at that time. Let us consider how poetic thought develops. The beginning is imbued with elegiac moods. The lyrical hero, turning to his soulmate, sadly recalls that many of his former ideals turned out to be “deception”, “a dream”:

Love, hope, quiet glory
Deception did not last long for us,
The youthful fun has disappeared
Like a dream, like morning fog.

All poetic vocabulary, all the imagery of the first quatrain is built in the style of romantic elegies: quiet, gentle, sleep, morning fog. What remains of the days of vanished youth? There is no longer any love or hope. But it seems that there is some word missing in this familiar triad? Of course, the first word of this stable combination, “faith,” is missing. This key word will appear in the poem - it is left for the final, shock ending, in order to give it the character of a special, almost religious inspiration and conviction. But the transition from a pessimistic tonality to a major sound occurs gradually. This transition is associated with images of combustion, fire. Typically, the likening of passionate desire to fire was characteristic of love lyrics. Pushkin introduces a completely different sound into the fire motif: it is associated with a civil appeal, a protest against the “oppression of the fatal power”:

But the desire still burns within us,
Under the yoke of fatal power
With an impatient soul
Let us heed the calling of the Fatherland.

What follows is such an unexpected comparison that not all, even the Decembrist friends who were close in their way of thinking and spirit, accepted it. It was believed that the comparison of civil life with private life, the combination of high patriotic motives with sentimental ones was unacceptable. But in this poem Pushkin chooses a truly innovative move: he combines the concepts of “freedom” and “love” into a single and inextricable image. Thus, he shows that love of freedom and civic aspirations are as natural and inherent in every person, as his most intimate feelings - friendship and love:

We wait with languid hope
Holy moments of freedom
How a young lover waits
Minutes of a faithful date.

And then it is already quite logical for the image of burning to move from the realm of love feelings to the realm of civic impulses:

While we are burning with freedom,
While hearts are alive for honor,
My friend, let's dedicate it to the fatherland
Souls have wonderful impulses.

It is now obvious that the appeal to a friend has grown into a call for faith in the ideals of freedom and the possibility of achieving them, addressed to the entire young generation of Russia. It is not without reason that in the last quatrain another, higher word is used - “friend” is replaced by “comrade”. And the poetic image of the “star of captivating happiness” that concludes the poem becomes a symbol of hopes for the triumph of the ideals of civil freedom.

Artistic originality. The message “To Chaadaev” is written in Pushkin’s favorite meter - iambic tetrameter. In addition to genre innovation, which is associated with the peculiarities of the development of the author’s thought and the construction of the poem, it is distinguished by its unusual artistic imagery. This is a marked comparison of the desire for “holy freedom” and love; metaphorical images of “burning”, romantic epithets (“under the yoke of fatal power”, “moments of holy freedom”), high-style metonymy (“Russia will rise from sleep”). Particular attention should be paid to the symbolic image of the star - “the star of captivating happiness”, which entered not only Russian literature, but also became an element of the consciousness of Russian society.

The meaning of the work. The poem became a milestone for Pushkin’s work, identifying the most important theme of freedom for his poetry, as well as its special interpretation. In the history of Russian literature, it was the beginning of a tradition of combining civil, freedom-loving and intimate themes, which is confirmed by the work of Lermontov, Nekrasov, novelism of the second half of the 19th century, and then moves on to such poets of the 20th century as Blok.

Society knew Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin not only as a talented poet, but also as a person sympathetic to the ideas of the Decembrists. The court considered him a freethinker, and the poet was sent into exile for his bold statements, and later his work was subject to strict censorship by the tsar. One of his early poems, “To Chaadaev,” the analysis of which is presented below, was called the anthem of the Decembrists.

History of writing and publication

The analysis of “To Chaadaev” should begin with the history of the creation of the poem. It was written by the poet in 1818 and was not originally intended for publication. The poem was recorded while Pushkin was reading it to close friends. Later, the creation was delivered to the recipient (Chaadaev), and the recording of the poem began to be passed from hand to hand.

The work was distributed secretly among St. Petersburg residents. It was published only in 1829 in the almanac “Northern Star” by M.A. Bestuzhev in a very modified form. From the moment of the creation of this message, Alexander Sergeevich gained the reputation of a freethinker and supporter of the ideas of the Decembrists.

Recipient's identity

The analysis of “To Chaadaev” should be continued with a short story about the personality of the poem’s addressee. This was Pyotr Yakovlevich Chaadaev - one of Pushkin’s closest friends from his days at the Lyceum. When Alexander Sergeevich served in St. Petersburg with the rank of collegiate secretary, he often went to visit his friend. Pushkin shared with Chaadaev all his experiences and thoughts.

While still a lyceum student, the poet loved to discuss the socio-political situation in the country with Chaadaev. Therefore, the friends were connected not only by warm memories of their youth, but also by common aspirations. The message contained a call for the overthrow of the autocracy. But the poet himself did not at all strive to advertise his position. Alexander Pushkin soon forgot about his literary freethinking.

The message was delivered to Pyotr Chaadaev, who at that time was already a member of the society of future Decembrists, known as the “Union of Welfare.” Many of its members perceived Pushkin's poem as a call to action. Subsequently, after the suppression of the Decembrist uprising, the poet more than once reproached himself for imprudence. He believed that this message served as the impetus for an attempt to overthrow the autocracy. The story of the creation of “To Chaadaev” is an example of the power a word has. And if for Pushkin his call was simply literary free-thinking, then for the Decembrists this message became an anthem.

Genre of the work

One of the points of analysis of “To Chaadaev” is the determination of the genre in which the poem is written. It should be classified as a very popular genre of friendly message in Russia in the first half of the 19th century. This genre was distinguished by a free form of expression of thoughts, so the poem acquired the features of a confidential conversation between close people.

The addressees of the message were both real persons and fictional characters. This genre was not limited by various formal conventions. Therefore, in his works the author could communicate with the reader on equal terms, which gave a touch of trust to the poem.

The plot of the work

The basis of the plot of the poem “To Chaadaev” is reflections on the growing up of a person. The poet no longer harbors illusions about fame and love. Youthful dreams collided with harsh reality, and now the author already doubts the correctness of his views. The poet compares them to a dream, a fog, which dissipates just as quickly. Some of Alexander Sergeevich's contemporaries saw in this an allusion to Emperor Alexander the First, in whose reign the poet became disillusioned.

Then the poem “To Chaadev” continues with bursts of freethinking. Instead of naive youthful dreams, the poet receives a love of freedom and a sense of civic duty. For Alexander Sergeevich, such a transition was natural, and only each citizen’s awareness of his duty could make the country free.

But the poet did not deny that ardent impulses could meet with an obstacle in the person of those who did not want to change the social structure in the state. Alexander Sergeevich believed that all his strength should be devoted to serving the Motherland. And then, as a reward for their labors, their names will be remembered by their descendants.

Political subtext

In his message “To Chaadaev,” Pushkin also expressed dissatisfaction with the tsarist government. Emperor Alexander the First called himself a true liberal, and many expected from his rule reforms that would improve the lives of peasants. But all the talk about the abolition of serfdom remained just talk. And it is not surprising that the young poet became disillusioned with the autocracy.

Alexander Sergeevich no longer believed the royal promises. But the poet believed in people in whose hearts the fire of justice still burned. He believed in those for whom freedom and a sense of duty to the Fatherland were not an empty phrase. It was they, according to Pushkin, who were supposed to free Russia from autocracy. And then justice would reign in society.

What is this work about?

It is difficult to highlight the main idea of ​​the poem "To Chaadaev." Most are accustomed to viewing it from a patriotic point of view. Therefore, for many, the main purpose of this message was to call the Decembrists to action. But initially this creation was not intended by the author for a large number of people.

Therefore, the main idea was not a call for the overthrow of the autocracy. This is an appeal to Chaadaev, whom the young poet admired. He was confident that his friend would go down in history, that his deed was good. And Pushkin expressed his admiration and confidence in this in a friendly message. He had a sincere conversation with his close friend, in which he touched on topics that worried him - the growing up of a person, the social situation in the country and admiration for Chaadaev and his ideas.

The rhythmic side of the poem

The poetic meter of “To Chaadaev” is Pushkin’s famous iambic tetrameter. The rhyming method is cross and ring. The message can be divided into quatrains and a final quintuple, in which the poet spoke about the future of Russia.

Literary tropes

Thanks to what means of expression did “To Chaadaev” become the anthem of the Decembrist movement? This is the socio-political vocabulary that the poet used when creating the message. This gave the friendly message a sublime (one might even say pathetic) and patriotic character. Of all the synonyms for the word “homeland,” Pushkin uses “fatherland,” which evokes a warmer response from readers.

Socio-political vocabulary was a distinctive feature of the poetry of the Decembrists. Therefore, the poet, who knew and was friends with many Decembrists, used it in writing a message to his friend. Pushkin contrasts power to the free people, using epithets. For autocratic power, he chooses the word “fatal” - this emphasizes its dark side, its reluctance to help the people. He characterizes freedom with the adjective “holy” - the poet emphasizes that freedom is the highest value for the people.

The poem itself is built on an antithesis - the opposition of youthful dreams and a sense of responsibility, civic duty, the tsarist regime, serfdom to an equal society in which all people are equal and free. This feature of the composition emphasized reflections on the maturation of the individual, how from a reckless, ardent youth the poet became a man who was not indifferent to the future of his country.

Criticism of the poem

Despite the fact that the message began to be passed from hand to hand and became known in society, nevertheless, some contemporaries criticized this literary freethinking. Some were indignant that the main characters should be Pushkin and Chaadaev - these freethinkers, secular jokers, dandies. But, most likely, the poet did not mean only them: Alexander Sergeevich may have written about the entire society of the Decembrists, who sought to make the life of society better.

Some of the poet's contemporaries reproached him for too frivolously comparing duty with a love date. But this was the peculiarity of the poet’s message: he combined personal experiences with a sense of patriotism.

The message “To Chaadaev” is an example of how Pushkin was able to inspire people with his poems. Alexander Sergeevich chose such words that they touched everyone’s heart and forced the Decembrists to act. This poem reflects the high ideals of A.S. Pushkin and his belief that a bright future will come for the Fatherland. In this poem, the political and lyrical directions are not opposed, but complement each other, creating a poem in which there is a place for both the poet’s personal experiences and a sense of patriotism.

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“My friend, let us dedicate our souls to the Fatherland with wonderful impulses!” Analysis of the poem “to Chaadaev”.

The theme of freedom continues in other poems of the poet, but the most striking and significant of the youthful freedom-loving works is “To Chaadaev” (1818).

Pyotr Yakovlevich Chaadaev is one of the brightest and most remarkable personalities of Pushkin’s era.
Pushkin and Chaadaev met in 1816 in the Karamzin house. Chaadaev is 22 years old, he is a cornet of the Life Guards Hussar Regiment, covered in the glory of the battles of the War of 1812, who reached Paris with the Russian army. Pushkin is a lyceum student, he is 17 years old. They quickly became close and, despite the age difference, became friends, and then friends. Pushkin admired Chaadaev, absorbed his freedom-loving speeches like a sponge, and drew his friend in the margins of his manuscripts.

This is the kind of person one of Pushkin’s best poems is addressed to.
Let's read it.

What does it sound like? What intonations predominate in it?

The poem sounds upbeat, solemn, it inspires to fight for the happiness of the Fatherland, calls to serve it. It is this high call that is the leading intonation of the work.

In what ways is the poem “To Chaadaev” consonant with the ode “Liberty”? What images of him resonate with her?

Both “To Chaadaev” and “Liberty” are devoted to the same theme, and in both works there is a passionate call to the fight for freedom:
"Tyrants of the world! Tremble! / And you, take heart and listen, / Arise, fallen slaves.”

“While we are burning with freedom, / While our hearts are alive for honor, / My friend, we will dedicate our souls to the Fatherland’s beautiful impulses!”

Many of the images in them have something in common: “an autocratic villain” - “the wreckage of autocracy”, “Holy liberty”, -unjust power” - “under the yoke of fatal power.”

Which of these images, in your opinion, is the leading image in the poem “to Chaadaev”? This is “Holy Liberty”, which the Fatherland and the lyrical hero of the poem crave; he awaits it “with languid hope.”

How do you see this “Liberty”? Draw a verbal portrait of her.

Ninth graders often draw the image of a young girl in a white dress standing on top of some cliff or rock. The wind blows her loose hair and flutters her dress. Clouds are rushing over the girl’s head, illuminated by the rays of the sun, and at the foot of the cliff the sea is raging...

What do you think in Pushkin’s poem suggested the image of a girl to you?

Yes, the very feeling of the poet, who is impatiently waiting for a meeting with “Holy Liberty,” “like a young lover awaits / The minutes of a faithful date.” He associates liberty with his beloved.

What does this comparison of the poet make you think about?

Liberty is desired for him just like his beloved: it evokes languor, trembling, hope in his heart...
How are the images of Liberty and the Fatherland connected in the poem?

The Fatherland calls for help (“Let us heed the call of the Fatherland”) because it suffers “under the yoke of fatal power,” it is waiting for liberation from it, waiting for “Holy Liberty.”

Freedom is what she needs, like air, like bread, like water... Think about the poet’s invoking words, full of youthful strength:
While we are burning with freedom,
While hearts are alive for honor,
My friend, let's dedicate it to the Fatherland
Beautiful impulses from the soul!

In what sense is the word “honor” used here?

Honor here is synonymous with conscience - an internal call to goodness, denial of evil, nobility. If “hearts are alive for honor,” it means that you will not remain indifferent to the fate of the Fatherland, which means you will join the battle for its freedom.

And thanks to the common efforts of the faithful sons of the Fatherland, the “star of captivating happiness” will certainly rise over Russia, that is, it will become free, only “debris” will remain from the autocracy, on which the names of those who
dedicated “the beautiful impulses of his soul” to the Fatherland.

Please note that this poem seems to be framed by the motif of a dream:
“youthful fun has disappeared, like a dream ...” and “Russia will awaken from sleep ...”,
What is the meaning of this motif at the beginning of the poem and what is it at the end?

At the beginning, the dream is an illusion associated with the hope for change, which ardent young hearts await “with languid hope.” In the end, the dream is associated with the centuries-old torpor of Russia in the shackles of slavery - serfdom, and it is from this torpor that the country must rise. The illusion of “quiet glory”, a peaceful appeal to justice dissipates, “like a dream, like morning fog”, the “calling of the Fatherland” becomes more audible.

It is those who hear this “calling” who are able to destroy Russia’s centuries-old sleep and return it to a free, full life.

Consider G. Klodt’s illustration for Pushkin’s poem “To Chaadaev.” What does it remind you of?(Emblem, coat of arms.)

PHOTO
Decipher the symbols of this emblem: the torch is a symbol of freedom burning in the chest of the lyrical hero, the chains are a symbol of slavery, the scrolls symbolize the poetic word, a call to action and at the same time their outlines resemble a lyre.

Why do you think the artist chose this style?

The poem itself is in many ways akin to the emblem of freedom fighters, this is evidenced by the images-symbols, images-emblems that we find in the work.

In the coat of arms and emblem, all symbols have their own meaning, carry a certain idea, they themselves unfold only when you look at them; Likewise, in Pushkin’s poem, images - symbols do not require explanation; they themselves lead both the visual and semantic series, suggesting thoughts, actions, deeds.

That is why this poem was so loved by the future Decembrists, and that is why copies of it were found on almost all those arrested in connection with the uprising.

ANOTHER ANALYSIS

This poem is one of the most famous
political works of Alexander Sergeevich
Pushkin. It is written in the genre of a friendly message -
nia. In the 19th century it was a common literary
tour genre, which Pushkin often turned to
co. A friendly message implies the utmost
sincerity, but this does not mean at all that poetry
the creation was created only for the named person - it
addressed to a wide range of readers.
It is known that Pushkin did not plan to publish
message “To Chaadaev”. However, the poem
recorded from the words of the poet during reading in a narrow
circle of friends, began to be passed from hand to hand
and soon became widely known, although omitted
it was highlighted only in 1829. Thanks to
the author gained the reputation of a freethinker, and
the poem is still called literary
anthem of the Decembrists.
The poem is addressed to one of the remarkable
neyshik people of his time and a close friend
Pushkin - Pyotr Yakovlevich Chaadaev. At 16 years old
Chaadaev joined the Semenovsky Guards Regiment, with
which he traveled from Borodino to Paris. In 1818
the year when the poem was written, he served
in the Life Guards Hussar Regiment, later became famous
great philosopher and publicist. It was for Pushkin
an example of commitment to liberation ideas
(in 1821 Chaadaev became a member of the secret Decembrist
social society "Union of Prosperity").
in the first lines of the message “To Chaadaev” contains
there is a hint of the carefree youth of two young
of people. Peaceful pleasures and fun, hopes
Fortunately, dreams of literary fame bound the friends together:

Love, hope, quiet glory
Deception did not last long for us,
The youthful fun has disappeared
Like a dream, like morning fog...
The epithet quiet (glory) indicates that
friends dreamed of quiet, peaceful happiness. Talking about
that “young fun” has disappeared, Pushkin cites
a capacious and vivid comparison: “like a dream, like a morning
fog". And in fact, neither from sleep nor from morning
there is nothing left of the fog.
There is obvious disappointment in these lines
reign of Alexander 1. It is known that the first
the steps of the young emperor inspired his subjects
hope that his reign will be liberal
(Alexander 1 even discussed with his closest friends -
our plans for transforming Russia into a constitutional
monarchy), but this hope was not justified.
In conditions of political oppression and lack of rights, the “quiet
glory" was simply impossible.
Then the poet says: “We are waiting for... a moment of freedom-
ity of the saint ", the epithet of the saint testifies
about the high understanding of “liberty”. Comparison:
“How a young lover waits / For faithful minutes
dates,” emphasizes the poet’s passionate desire
wait for “holy freedom” And even confidence in
making this happen (sure date).
The poem contrasts two images:
“fatal power” and “fatherland”:
Under the yoke of fatal power
With an impatient soul
Let us heed the calling of the Fatherland.
The epithet fatal gains more power
(power) - cruel, inhuman. And the poet's homeland
calls her father; choosing from a range of synonyms
the most intimate and soulful meaning.
It is important to note that the poet speaks not only about his
feelings - it expresses the thoughts and desires of many
their like-minded people: “But there’s still something burning inside us -
Lanier"; “We wait with languid hope,”
What does the “star of captivating happiness” mean?
which one should rise? In political vocabulary
of that era, the word “star” often symbolized
revolution, and the rising of a star - victory in liberation
body struggle. No wonder the Decembrists Kondraty
Ryleev and Alexander Bestuzhev named their al-
manah "North Star". Of course, Pushkin did not
accidentally chose this word in a message addressed to
to your friends.
Addressing the reader with a fiery appeal:
“My friend, let’s dedicate / Beautiful souls to the fatherland
impulses,” the poet expresses confidence that
“Russia will awaken from sleep, / And on the ruins of self-government -
stya / / They will write our names!”, The words “the wreckage of sa-
autocracy" means the coming fall of the autocracy
viya. The poet calls for selfless service
homeland, to the fight for freedom. For him, the concepts of “pa-
triotism" and "freedom" are inseparable from each other. But
Pushkin understands that he will voluntarily make concessions
the king will not agree. That is why in recent

Love, hope, quiet glory

Deception did not last long for us,

The youthful fun has disappeared

Like a dream, like morning fog;

But desire still burns within us;

Under the yoke of fatal power

With an impatient soul

Let us heed the calling of the Fatherland.

We wait with languid hope

Holy moments of freedom

How a young lover waits

Minutes of a faithful date.

While we are burning with freedom,

While hearts are alive for honor,

My friend, let's dedicate it to the fatherland

Beautiful impulses from the soul!

Comrade, believe: she will rise,

Star of captivating happiness,

Russia will wake up from its sleep,

And on the ruins of autocracy

They will write our names!

Updated: 2011-05-09

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History of creation and date of writing of the poem

The poem was written in 1818. Ever since his lyceum years, Pyotr Yakovlevich Chaadaev was a close friend of the poet, despite the difference in age. During the period when this poem was created, Pushkin saw in his friend a person endowed with freedom-loving ideals, but at the same time wise with life experience. Chaadaev was a member of the “Union of Welfare” (secret Decembrist society). For publishing his views in the Philosophical Letter, he was declared insane by the government.

Pushkin addressed several more poems to Chaadaev, but they were already very different from the one created in 1818 in their mood.

The main theme of the poem

Despite the fact that the poem is written in the genre of a friendly message, the theme of friendship cannot be considered the leading one in it. Here we hear the theme of freedom and the fight against autocracy, hope for the awakening of Russia. The political views and sentiments that were common for both Chaadaev and Pushkin are reflected. “To Chaadaev” served as a means of political agitation and was widely distributed in lists.

Poem composition

The composition of this poem can be divided into three parts. The first is an analysis of the past, of naive youth. The second is self-analysis in the present tense. And the third is a look into the future. The composition is circular: at the beginning and at the end there is a motif of awakening from sleep.

Lyrical hero

At first, the lyrical hero remembers the past. He is disappointed that his hopes were not met. Now he has woken up from his dreams. But his main desire to serve for the good of his Motherland never faded away. It cheers him up and lifts his spirits. And the hero compares this desire with the feeling of love. With his message he not only inspires faith in others, but also encourages himself.

Prevailing mood and its changes

At the beginning of the poem there is a minor motif - the hero’s dreams are dispelled by the phenomena of real life. Then the mood becomes cheerful, there is still hope in the hero. The appeal of the lyrical hero sounds like a call, very persistently.

Vocabulary of the poem

Pushkin uses the vocabulary of the so-called “high style”: “heed”, “hope”. There are also socio-political concepts: “power”, “freedom”, “oppression”.

Poetic syntax

The poem contains a wide variety of means of artistic expression. These are comparisons (“like a dream, like morning fog”), metaphors (“desire burns,” “we are burning with freedom,” “Russia will rise from sleep”), and epithets (“quiet glory,” “holy liberty”).

The work is written in iambic tetrameter, using ring and cross rhymes. Divided into quatrains and finally a quintet. The intonation in each part is independent.