The poem “By Right of Memory” (1967-1969, published in 1987) describes the tragic fate of Tvardovsky’s father.

“Vasily Terkin” is Tvardovsky’s opus magnum, his “calling card”. In Russian poetry, this is one of the most remarkable works, dedicated to the image of a tru...

The memory of the Great Patriotic War is sacred for the Russian people, because not a single family was left behind, the whole country overcame losses and gr...

“What freedom, what wonderful daring, what accuracy, precision in everything and what an extraordinary folk soldier’s language - not a hitch, not a single fa...

Tvardovsky had absolute civility and the artistic ability to reflect his era in literature. He went from a man who completely trusted the existing system to ...