To the Slanderers of Russia

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To the Slanderers of Russia
by Alexander Pushkin
Original titleКлеветникам России
Written1831
First published in1831
CountryRussia
LanguageRussian
Genre(s)Ode
Publication date1831
Full text
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"To the Slanderers of Russia" (

patriotic poem[1] by Alexander Pushkin, published in 1831.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Synopsis

The poem was written during the

French parliament had called for French armed intervention on the side of Polish insurgents against the Russian army.[10][11][12] In the poem, Pushkin explains that from the Russian point of view the uprising is just a part of the ages old quarrel between relatives (Slavs).[12][13] He tells the French to leave Slavs alone because the eventual outcome of all quarrels between Slavs must be decided between Slavs themselves. He says that the French parliamentarians don't understand Slavs or Slavic languages, they seek a fight simply because they hate Russia for defeating Napoleon
. He dares them to attack Russia in reality, not just in words, saying that in case of a military attack the whole Russian country will rise against the invaders.

The poem had mixed reception in Russian society: it was lauded by government and nationalists, but criticized by liberal intelligentsia.

Decembrists. Pushkin started writing a reply, He Lived Among Us, published only posthumously.[15]

References

  1. ISBN 9783986774691
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  2. ISBN 978-0-299-28543-2
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  3. ^ Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine. W. Blackwood. 1853. pp. 150–.
  4. ISBN 978-0-299-23593-2
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  5. ISBN 978-0-7735-2234-3
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  6. ISBN 978-0-299-28703-0
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  7. ISBN 978-90-272-7759-6
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  8. ISBN 978-1-349-04421-4
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  9. ISBN 978-1-58046-172-6
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  10. ^ "Гибридная Крымская война: как это делалось в XIX веке - Публицистика - История России - федеральный портал История.РФ". 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  11. ^ "Перед гробницею святой…". Православие.Ru. 2010-07-20. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  12. ^
    Novyy Mir
    . No. 6. 1994. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  13. ISBN 978-5-457-54446-8
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  14. ^  Polish Wikisource has original text related to this article: Dziady/Do przyjaciół Moskali
  15. ^ Благой Д. Д. "Мицкевич и Пушкин." // Изв. АН СССР. Отд. литературы и языка. — 1956, июль-август. — Т. XV. — Вып. 4. — С. 314.

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