The poem by T. Tvardovsky "On the Right of Memory". "By right of memory": a summary

One of the most famous Russian writers, Alexander Trifonovich Tvardovsky, is rightfully considered a talented poet and journalist. He is one of the few gifted people who managed to print in the Soviet years. However, not all of Tvardovsky's works were approved by criticism and allowed for publication. Among the forbidden texts was the poem "By the Right of Memory". A brief summary of it will be discussed in this article.

History of creation

The poem "By right of memory," a brief summary of which will be discussed below, was written in the 1960s. But because of the ban it was published only in 1987. The work was originally conceived as part of the poem "For the distance - the distance," since Tvardovsky considered it unfinished, there was some kind of understatement in it: "I did not. I can leave it ... "

However, later the additional chapter was formed into an independent poem. And this work reflected the writer's discontent with the political and social changes of the sixties: attempts to exalt Stalin again, conceal from the people the decisions of the party congress, growing totalitarianism, strict censorship, custom denunciations, false letters on behalf of the "working people". All these changes reflected on the fate of the entire people and Tvardovsky himself. All this sincerely worries the writer, he can not stand aside and speaks in the poem as a prosecutor of the authorities and a denouncer of her cruel, inhumane actions.

Genre peculiarity

From the point of view of the genre, the poem can be called lyrical philosophical meditation. Although the poet himself calls it a "road diary." The main actors of the work are: the Soviet country, the people inhabiting it, as well as their deeds and accomplishments.

The genre peculiarity of the work "By the right of memory" is interesting, the short content of which indicates the presence of a fairytale plot, as well as magical heroes:

• The protagonist, returning home;
• Hero-helper-tractor driver;
• Anti-hero - a thief;
• Savior - Stalin.

Also about the prevalence of the fairy-tale beginning speaks abundance of sayings, sayings, proverbs in folklore style. Thus, Tvardovsky depicts reality in a mythological form, so many episodes have a profound symbolic meaning.

Subject

The main theme of the poem "On the Right of Memory" (a brief summary confirms this idea) is a theme of memory. But this problem is transformed into another, more dangerous - responsibility before the descendants for the reluctance to deal with what happened in the past: "Who hides the past ... he is hardly with the future in harmony." Tvardovsky believed that no one has the right to forget the past, since it affects everyone and affects the future of the country, its development and the welfare of the people.

The poem is built as an expressive monologue of the lyric hero, concerned about the loss of continuity and the destruction of the bond between generations.

The poem "By the right of memory": a summary

The work consists of three parts. The first part is devoted to the youthful memories of the writer, it sounds warm, ironic, filled with plans and dreams: "And where, to whom of us will ... hear his youth."

The dreams of the young poet are high and clean, his main desire is to work for the benefit of his native country. And, if necessary, he is ready to give his life and his country. The writer remembers with melancholy and sadness about his youthful naivety and ignorance of all the adversities that destiny has prepared: "To love your motherland, / To love her for fire and water."

The second chapter of the work "On the Right of Memory," the content of which we are considering, is called "Son for father does not answer." This is the most tragic part not only in the poem, but also in the life of Tvardovsky. The matter is that the writer's family was dispossessed and exiled to Siberia, Alexander Trifonovich himself remained in Smolensk only because in those years he separated from his relatives. Help the relatives of the poet could not do anything, and this whole life tormented him. In addition, he was sealed with the "son of the kulak" brand, which did not facilitate life in the Soviet Union. It was these experiences that were reflected in the poem: "Thank the father of the people, that he forgave your father."

The third part of the poem sounds an affirmative monologue, where the writer defends the right to memory. Only while descendants remember the deeds of their ancestors, they are alive. Memory is a great gift of a person, and he should not give it up.

Analysis

The poem "By right of memory" by many critics was called Tvardovsky's repentance. In it, the poet tries to atone for the mistakes of youth, his sorrow and regret pour into the beautiful lines of the genius work.

In the first chapter, along with youthful memories, it is possible to notice the foresight of historical changes that will turn into a tragedy and conflict between the hero not only with the surrounding reality, but also with himself. It is the internal conflict that will become the main one in the second chapter of the work. The poet looks at different angles at Stalin's phrase "Son for father does not answer." These words were a kind of life-saving circle for those who did not want to share the fate of their parents. However, the lyric "I" of the poet rejects this help, he does not want to betray his father. Moreover, he stands up for the exiled parent. Tvardovsky is ready to answer for him, defend the right to a human attitude towards the enemy of the people, thereby trying to atone for the youthful betrayal of his family.

But gradually the idea of responsibility for the affairs of parents grows into responsibility for the accomplishments of the whole country. In what was happening in Stalin's time, all those who silently looked at repression are guilty.

Conclusion

Tvardovsky's poem "By the right of memory" reflected all the trials that the poet fell on the path of life. This is Stalin's repression, and the Great Patriotic War, and heavy post-war time, and thaw. His forbidden work became a confession, a cry of the soul, which is no longer able to keep silent about what has been experienced.