News of the passing of Yevgeniy Yevtushenko, probably the best-known Soviet poet among those who managed to outlive their native country, resonated deeply in both the literary community and the ordinary public across Russia. Much will be said as we near the day of his funeral in the iconic village of Peredelkino, close to Moscow, on April 12—at the day of Yuri Gagarin’s first space flight, which became the symbol of his beloved 1960s. And much of the commentary will rightly focus on his strong and long-lasting impact on Soviet society.Mr. Yevtushenko, who died at age 84 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, …read more
Source: The American Interest
