Farewell, Unwashed Russia Explained

Farewell, Unwashed Russia
Author:Mikhail Lermontov
Publisher:Pavel Viskovatov
Country:Russia
Pages:738—739
Original Title:Прощай, немытая Россiя
Original Title Lang:ru
Translator:Anatoly Liberman
First:Russkaya Starina
Language:Russian
Genre:Invective
Form:Lyric poetry
Meter:Iambic tetrameter
Rhyme:ABAB
Lines:8
Wikisource:"Farewell, Farewell, Unwashed Russia"

Farewell, Unwashed Russia is a poem by Mikhail Lermontov, written in connection with his last exile from Russian capital cities.[1]

Text

Third publication and its literal translation:[2] [3]

The poem is written in the genre of political invective[4] and aimed at people in "blue uniforms" and "people, devoted to them".[5] "Blue uniforms" is metonymy used to refer to the Russian Special Corps of Gendarmes.[6] [7]

The text in the third publication is probably the most original version of the poem.[8] The text in the first and second publications is identical, but is different in comparison with the third publication. Instead of "" it says "" and instead of "" it says ".[9] [10] There are also variants with "" or "" instead of "devoted" and "" instead of "pashas". The poem criticizes the lack of freedom in Russia and calls the tsarist servants pashas, pointing to the Turkish, despotic nature of life in Russia.[11] [12]

History

The poem was written in April 1841, when Lermontov was exiled to the Caucasus from St. Petersburg. However, it was first mentioned only on March 9, 1873 in a letter from Pyotr Bartenev to Pyotr Efremov and first published in 1887 in the journal Russkaya Starina by Pavel Viskatov.[13]

In the 20th century, the poem received a rise in popularity.[14] A number of literary critics have expressed doubts about the authorship of the poem.[15] [16] [17] [18] In 2017, an international round table dedicated to the issue of authorship was assembled, which included more than twenty leading Lermontovedians. As a result of the round table, a resolution was adopted that confirmed the authorship.[19] [20] [21]

Reception and use

The poem is included in the Russian school curriculum.

In 1890, Vladimir Korolenko, speaking about the poem, wrote: "Bright and strong. Lermontov knew how to feel like a free man, he knew how to portray these feelings. In our time, this is already an anachronism, this does not happen anymore! ... Now, even behind the wall of the Caucasus, you can't hide from the all-seeing eyes!"[22] Larissa Volpert said that the poem is "the pinnacle of Lermontov's political lyrics".[23]

Russian politician and historian :[24] References to the poem were made by various Russian composers.[25] The line "Farewell, unwashed Russia" is used in Nikolay Kolyada's play "Oginsky's Polonaise" .[26] Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev in his 1995 article writes: "You were unwashed, and remain unwashed" referring to the first verse of the poem.[27]

In 2017, the poem was quoted by the then President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko.[28]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: М. Ю. Лермонтов. "Прощай, немытая Россия...". Текст произведения. M. Yu. Lermontov. "Farewell, unwashed Russia ...". The text of the work. 2021-05-03. ilibrary.ru. ru.
  2. Web site: 1890. Русский архив. Историко-литературный сборник. 1890. Выпуски 9-12. Russky arkhiv. Historical and literary collection. 1890. Issues 9-12. 2021-04-29. Runivers. University typography. Moscow. 375. ru.
  3. Rancour-Laferriere. Daniel. 1993. Lermontov's Farewell to Unwashed Russia: A Study in Narcissistic Rage. The Slavic and East European Journal. 37. 3. 293–304. 10.2307/309277. 309277. 0037-6752. JSTOR.
  4. Book: Annenkova, Natalia. 2019. Научные исследования русской словесности (к юбилею профессора С.А. Матяш). Scientific research of Russian literature (for the anniversary of Professor S.A. Matyash). 2021-05-02. elib.osu.ru. Orenburg State University. 73. ru. Orenburg. 978-5-600-02490-8.
  5. Annenkova. Natalia. 2007. Композиция Жанра Инвективы М.Ю.Лермонтова. Composition of the Invective Genre by M.Yu. Lermontov. Vestnik of the Orenburg State University. ru. Orenburg State University. 77. 26. 1814-6465. CyberLeninka.
  6. Book: Shapovalova. Tatyana. Современный русский язык в 3 т. Том 1. Фонетика. Орфография. Лексикология. Словообразование 2-е изд., пер. и доп. Учебник и практикум для вузов. Ledeneva. Valentina. Kolesnikova. Svetlana. Osilbekova. Dania. Popova. Marina. Aysakova. Elena. Nikolina. Natalia. Grishenko. Alexander. Gryaznova. Anna. 2021-04-02. Litres. 978-5-04-237589-7. Moscow. 155. ru. Modern Russian language in 3 volumes. Volume 1. Phonetics. Spelling. Lexicology. Word formation 2nd ed., Trans. and add. Textbook and workshop for universities.
  7. Web site: "Мундиры голубые" — униформа Отдельного корпуса жандармов (тайной полиции). Иллюстрация к стихотворению М. Лермонтова "Прощай, немытая Россия...". "Blue uniforms" — the uniform of the Separate Corps of Gendarmes (secret police). Illustration for the poem by M. Lermontov "Farewell, unwashed Russia...". 2021-05-04. онлайн-читать.рф. ru.
  8. Web site: Golovanova. T. Lapkina. G. Mikhailova. N. 1954. ФЭБ: Примечания: Лермонтов. Соч. Т. 2.. FEB: Notes: Lermontov. Op. T. 2.. 2021-05-19. feb-web.ru. L .: Publishing house of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. ru.
  9. Web site: Pigarev. Kirill. 1955. Новый список стихотворения Лермонтова "Прощай, немытая Россия...". A new list of Lermontov's poem "Farewell, Unwashed Russia...". 2021-04-30. feb-web.ru. Bulletin of the USSR Academy of Sciences. Department of Literature and Language.. 372–373. ru. Moscow.
  10. News: 1986-09-30. A Farewell to Russia, With a Russian Poem. 10. The New York Times. 2021-05-19. 0362-4331.
  11. Web site: Dinesman. Tatyana. 1981. "Прощай, немытая россия" // Лермонтовская энциклопедия. "Farewell, Unwashed Russia" // Lermontov Encyclopedia. 2021-05-19. feb-web.ru. The Fundamental Digital Library of Russian Literature and Folklore. 452. ru.
  12. Web site: Saxena. Ranjana. 2013. Chatterjee. Suchandana. Image of the Region in Eurasian Studies. Representing the Caucasus in Russian Literature: Creative Writings "Then" and "Now". harivasudevan.com. 245.
  13. Book: Viskovatov, Pavel. Русская старина. Г. 18 1887, Т. 56, [кн. 10-12], октябрь-декабрь]. Mikhail Semevsky. 1887. Saint-Petersburg. 738–739. ru. Russkaya Starina. Y. 18 1887, V. 56, [b. 10-12], October–December. Pavel Viskovatov.
  14. Zhuravlev. Anatoly. 2019-09-24. Немытая Россия (about a Possible Source of the Lermontov's Formula). Unwashed Russia (about a Possible Source of the Lermontov’s Formula). Russkaya Rech'. ru. Russian Academy of Sciences. 4. 77–81. 10.31857/S013161170005364-9. 214357987 . 0131-6117.
  15. Web site: Bushin. Vladimir. Vladimir Bushin. Кто немытый?. Who is unwashed?. 2021-05-19. Union of Writers of Russia. ru.
  16. Web site: Elzon. Mikhail. Об авторе стихотворения "Прощай, Немытая Россия...". About the author of the poem "Farewell, Unwashed Russia ...". 2021-05-19. zvezdaspb.ru. ru.
  17. Web site: Sokurov. Sergey. 2018-01-23. "Немытая Россия" и грязный автор фальшивки. "Unwashed Russia" and the dirty author of the fake. 2021-05-19. rusfact.ru. ru.
  18. Web site: Khatyushin. Valery. Давно Разоблаченная Фальшивка. Long Unveiled Fake. 2021-05-19. Union of Writers of Russia. ru.
  19. Web site: 2017-05-12. Проблема авторства стихотворения "Прощай, немытая Россия" с точки зрения современной филологической науки. The problem of authorship of the poem "Farewell, unwashed Russia" from the point of view of modern philological science. ekatalog.lplib.ru. ru.
  20. Web site: Saprygina. Nina. И всё-таки Лермонтов!. And yet it is Lermontov!. doxa.onu.edu.ua. Odesa University. ru-UA.
  21. Web site: Sosnina. Ekaterina. Принадлежит ли перу М.Ю. Лермонтова стихотворение "Прощай, немытая Россия"?. Does the poem "Farewell, Unwashed Russia" belong to the pen of M. Yu. Lermontov?. 2021-05-19. домиклермонтова.рф. State Museum-Reserve of M. Yu. Lermontov. ru.
  22. Book: Korolenko, Vladimir. Воспоминания, статьи, письма. Soviet Russia. S. I. Timina. 1988. 5-268-00576-6. Moscow. 331. ru. Memories, articles, letters. 19366420. Vladimir Korolenko.
  23. Web site: Pickman. Pavel. 2017-07-06. Прощай, Немытая Россия. Farewell, Unwashed Russia. 2021-05-19. kackad.press. Cascade Russian Newspaper Baltimore, MD. ru.
  24. Book: Afanasyev, Yuri. Опасная Россия: традиции самовластья сегодня.. RGGU. 2001. 5-7281-0544-0. Moscow. 110. ru. Dangerous Russia: Traditions of Autocracy Today.. 49304392.
  25. Web site: Morozova. Ludmila. Rozenfeld. Boris. 1983. ФЭБ: Лермонтов в музыке: Справочник. FEB: Lermontov in Music: A Handbook.. 2021-05-19. feb-web.ru. Moscow. 176. ru.
  26. Book: Kutyaeva, Ulyana. Феномен прецедентности в драматургии Н. В. Коляды в социокультурном и функциональном аспектах : автореф. дис. … канд. филол. наук : 10.02.19. 2013. Ural Federal University. Babenko. Lyudmila. Yekaterinburg. ru. The phenomenon of precedent in the drama of N.V. Kolyada in the socio-cultural and functional aspects: author. dis. ... Cand. philol. Sciences: 10.02.19. 881584693.
  27. Web site: Ram. Harsha. 1999-08-01. Prisoners of the Caucasus: Literary Myths and Media Representations of the Chechen Conflict. California Digital Library. University of California, Berkeley.
  28. Web site: Balmforth. Tom. 2017-06-17. As Ukraine Says 'Farewell Unwashed Russia,' Putin Says Take Care In 'Gay' Europe. 2021-05-19. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

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