A. Dementiev is a Soviet author. "Ballad of the Mother" - a poem about the war

The author (The Ballad of the Mother is a famous poem dedicated to the woman's post-war expectation of the son's return home). Andrey Dementiev, the famous Soviet poet, the author of numerous songs that received national recognition, is still popular and loved by millions of listeners. This work was put to music, like many other of his poems. It should be viewed in the context of the poet's work.

Biography

The author of the poem "The Ballad of the Mother" was born in 1928 in Tver. He began his writing career at the age of twenty. The future famous poet graduated from the Philological Faculty of the Literary Institute. Dementiev worked in the Editorial staff of the newspaper, was a member of the agitation group. In the 1960s he held rather high positions in leading Soviet publishing houses.

Also the poet worked on television and conducted several programs. His literary activity was extremely fruitful: for several decades several collections of poems were published, as well as books with selected works.

Creation

The author of the song "The Ballad of the Mother" wrote many wonderful poems that immediately became real hits. He composed works on a wide variety of subjects, beginning with historical novels and ending with subtle and penetrating lyrics.

His texts are imbued with romance, humanism and optimism. This poem also carries a life-affirming pathos, although the plot tells of the heavy share of a woman who has been waiting for the return of her son for many years. The author ("The Ballad of the Mother" is a song that is based on the music of E. Martynov) created a truly deeply patriotic work, which without superfluous beautiful words makes one feel pride in Russian women, capable of suffering all the horrors of war and separation.

Main topics

Dementiev wrote beautiful touching poems, which, according to critics, were understandable and accessible to all. He touched upon problems that have already become traditional for Russian literature: the ethical relationships of people, love for native nature and the country. As a rule, he opened the selected topic from different sides, drawing parallels and comparisons. The author (The Ballad of the Mother is a poem, epic in spirit, despite the narrative's tightness, since it touches upon the eternal problem of female suffering due to a son who disappeared in the war) was guided first and foremost by a simple listener and tried to convey his basic idea To all without exception. Patriotic themes are expressed in his lyrics through such understandable images as letters to relatives, the parents' home, the care of parents about sons. Perhaps that's why all his songs are still popular.

The poem in question is somewhat larger in volume, since it is deeper and more serious in meaning and content. It tells of how a woman accidentally saw her son on an old film, and this strengthened the mother's hope for his return home. The author (The Ballad of the Mother - an essay that schoolchildren can familiarize with in literature lessons on military subjects) describes her emotional experiences in simple but expressive words, following the best traditions of Russian lyrics.