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Kritiku, 'To a critic'
Russian source:
Sasha Chorny
Kritiku. Kogda poet, opisïvaya damu, nachnyot:
‘Ya shla po ulitse. V boka
vpilsya korset,’—
Zdes´ ‘Ya’ ne ponimay, konechno, pryamo—
Chto, mol, pod damoyu.
skrïvayetsya poet
Ya istinu tebe podruzheski otkroyu:
Poet-muzhchina i dazhe s borodoyu.
‘Ya shla po ulitse. V boka
vpilsya korset,’—
Zdes´ ‘Ya’ ne ponimay, konechno, pryamo—
Chto, mol, pod damoyu.
skrïvayetsya poet
Ya istinu tebe podruzheski otkroyu:
Poet-muzhchina i dazhe s borodoyu.
Composer
Dmitri Shostakovich
Dmitri Shostakovich was a Russian composer and pianist. He achieved fame in the Soviet Union, although later developed a more complex and difficult relationship with the government. As a composer, he combined a variety of different musical…
Poet
Sasha Chorny
Alexander Mikhailovich Glikberg (better known as Sasha Chorny 13 October 1880 – 5 July 1932), was a Russian poet, satirist and children's writer.
Performances
Previously performed at:
- 68. Mastercourse Day Five 28 Oct 2022
- 64. Mastercourse Day Four 27 Oct 2022
- 58. Mastercourse Day Three 26 Oct 2022
- 54. Mastercourse Day Two 25 Oct 2022
- 50. Mastercourse Day One 24 Oct 2022
- 11. Cold War, Warm Hearts - Isaiah Berlin: Between Russia and Oxford 16 Oct 2022