Vasily Tyorkin. Poems

Alexander Trifonovich Tvardovsky (1910–1971) – a Russian writer, poet, and prose writer, laureate of state awards, holder of many orders and medals. The poet's work reflects the complex, turning points in the history of the country and the life of the people. Throughout the Great Patriotic War, Tvardovsky worked as a military correspondent, traveling with the active army from Moscow to Königsberg. The lyric-epic poem "Vasily Tyorkin" (1941-1945) is Tvardovsky's most famous work. "The Book about a Soldier," as the author himself called it, describes the events of front-line life, the thoughts and feelings of a person at war. The poem enjoyed extraordinary popularity on the front and brought the author genuine fame. The book also includes poems from various years.