Joseph Brodsky. Biography of the poet at home and in exile

This is a very unusual personality in the history of Russian literature of the twentieth century. Despite the worldwide recognition and fame, this bouldery stands alone in it. This is not surprising for the poet, who, above all else, valued his independence in this world. Until now, many believe that he is more loved and respected outside Russia than inside her, where many are completely ignorant of who Brodsky is. Biography of his so formed. Often it evolved contrary to his wishes. But he never sagged under the circumstances.

Brodsky, biography of the Soviet period

The place and time of birth are important in the destiny of any person. And for the poet, they are even more significant. It coincided that Leningrad was the starting point of the fate of the future poet. Here, in the usual intelligent Jewish family, Joseph Brodsky was born in 1940. Biography of the poet began on the banks of the Neva, in the former capital of the former empire. This unusual city with its mystical aura largely determined the fate of the future poet. Poems began to write very early. And they began immediately with a high level of poetic mastery. Brodsky simply did not have the usual period for many young talents, the period of imitation and imitation of the samples. His poetry was initially difficult to perceive, imagery is multidimensional, stylistics is pretentious and exquisite, the level of versification is highly professional. It was such entered into Russian literature and remained in it faithful once chosen path, the poet Joseph Brodsky. His biography does not have a period of apprenticeship; from the first steps in literature he declared himself a master of unique qualification. But the external events of his life developed according to a rather strange and at the same time quite logical for the Soviet times trajectory. Despite the recognition of many authoritative people in Russian literature, his poems were ignored and not published in the Soviet Union. His work was not in demand by the Soviet literary administration, and the poet did not intend to go to the slightest compromise with the literary nomenclature. Then everything was in the Soviet tradition - a court on the article for parasitism and 5 years of exile in the Arkhangelsk region. "Ah, what kind of biography they make for our redhead," Anna Andreevna Akhmatova said ironically about this. From the exile the poet returned a public campaign in his defense, which unfolded in the Soviet Union and beyond. Jean-Paul Sartre promised a lot of trouble to the Soviet nomenklatura delegations during their visits to France. From the link the poet returned the winner.

Brodsky, biography in exile

The poet had no particular desire to leave the country. But there was no doubt that the repressive machine had only released its jaws temporarily and in the near future it would certainly pay off and take revenge for the forced concession. Brodsky chose freedom. From 1972 to 1996 he lived in the United States. Has reached all possible honors - the Nobel Prize and the title of Poet Laureate. Nobody asks the question about who Brodsky is. A brief biography of him is contained in all the reference books and textbooks. Students get acquainted with it in preparation for exams.