National identity in Russian poetry 1816–1821

Abstract

The article is devoted to Russian poetry of the 1816-1820s, the ways and forms of expressing national identity in the literature of the indicated period. For several years after World War II, russian literature reflected the pathos of the great victory, joyful feelings. Appealing to the poems of Vyazemsky and Zhukovsky, the author of the article considers the best fundamental features of the Russian national character embodied in them - kindness, mercy. The height of morality is recognized by poets is recognized by poets as the first dignity not only in peacetime, but also in any emergency, including time of hostilities. The article notes that the self- consciousness and the mood of Russian society after the victory over Napoleon, with all the diversity of opinions, focused on a sense of national unity. However, the complex inner life of the nation required not only answers at the level of political assessments, but also a spiritual and moral vigil, the movements of thoughts and feelings. The work gives an idea of ​​the Russian path and the interpretation of its mission in the poems of Russian poets, the image of the sovereign, the attitude towards him. The author analyzes the religious motives in the works of a number of Russian poets, including I. A. Krylov, whose morality, which at first glance seems somewhat superficial, in fact, is deeply connected with Orthodox values, confirms them.

Keywords

• russian poetry
• world war
• national values
• self-awareness
• spiritual and moral foundations
• pushkin
• vyazemsky
• zhukovsky
• batyushkov
• krylov