A.S. Pushkin "To Siberia" wrote in 1827 to support his fellow-Decembrists. The events of 1825 left their imprint on the work of the Russian poet. Alexander Sergeyevich very hard experienced the failure of a secret collusion and the arrest of his like-minded people. Although the government suppressed the insurrection, but could not extinguish the thirst of freedom in the poet's soul, he still had a hope for achieving it. In 1827, a wife sent to the Decembrist N. Murav'ev to share it with him to take him into account. News and words of support together with the woman decides to send in his own name and Pushkin.
A lot of intelligent, highly educated and creative personalities were then deported to Siberia. They received their ardent greetings from Alexander Sergeevich with gratitude. Such a news from a comrade-in-arms became one of the brightest events in the difficult life of the Decembrists, helped them not to lose faith in a happy future, not to drop their hands. To understand the power of this poem, it must be noted that after the arrest, many relatives renounced the rebels, and Pushkin was not afraid to openly support them. Decembrist Odoevsky was so inspired by the message that he wrote a reciprocal poem, impregnated with the belief that their cause will sooner or later be brought to an end.
The poem "To Siberia" Pushkin devoted to his friends who were in trouble, so he is imbued with a gloomy and tragic mood. In the work there are many abstract images: Freedom, Unhappiness, Friendship, Hope, Love. The word combinations "convict burrows", "dungeons", "dungeons", "heavy chains" emphasize the unenviable position of the unfortunate, terrifying despair. But, despite the tragedy of the situation, there is also encouragement in the poem.
Whatever the grief, but a person should not lose hope - this is the main idea Pushkin wanted to convey to his friends. "In Siberia" - this is the anthem of the fighter, who, despite everything, does not give up and does not give up. No matter how hard it is, it is necessary to remain faithful to your ideals, to strive for their achievement and bravely endure endless torments. In the fact that the "free voice," "love and friendship" of like-minded people will strengthen the spirit of those arrested, Pushkin does not even doubt. In Siberia, the poet was not sent, but it would have been much easier for him to endure all the hardships and tribulations in penal servitude than to suffer in the distance from the realization of his own impotence.
Despite the dismal beginning, the end of the poem is quite optimistic. Whatever was in the soul of Alexander Sergeevich, but he whole-heartedly wished to morally support his comrades, to raise their fighting spirit. The work "To Siberia" is imbued with hope for a bright future. Pushkin wrote the poem with the belief that sooner or later "the fetters will fall" and "the dungeons will collapse," and then justice will triumph, the Decembrists will be released, and like-minded people will support them by "giving up the sword." Alexander Sergeevich tried to convince the insurgents that they had suffered not in vain, their business is alive and will be brought to an end, you just have to wait a while. It is known that the poet's message greatly aroused the Decembrists, they felt such support necessary for them.