Any analysis of the poem "Elegy" (Nekrasovwrote it at the end of his life) will be incomplete and inconsistent without awareness of the place that this work occupies in the works of the poet. And in it he sums up a peculiar result of everything he said earlier. In the figurative sense, this is the highest note that the poet could take in his song.
When the poet wrote the lines of this poem, heI clearly understood that he did not have much time left. The immediate creative impulse was the desire to respond to their critics at the claims and questions posed to him. "Elegy" Nekrasov - a verse about the meaning of life and the appointment of the poet's work. The poem is emotionally tinged with the fact of the incurable disease of the author, forcing him to sum up his creativity. In certain circles, it was customary to speak of Nekrasov's poetry with a touch of slight neglect, as something that had very little to do with the sphere of high art. Verse Nekrasov "Elegy" - is the answer equally to fans of creativity, and his detractors. And the first and second in Russian society was more than enough. The poet could not complain about the lack of attention to himself.
Nikolai Alekseevich Nekrasov was one of the firstRussian poets, whose central theme of creativity was the life of the common people. And the life of the serfs was filled with hardship and suffering. Many enlightened people of their time could not pass by this in silence. The theme of the poem "Elegy" Nekrasov - serving social ideals. In fact, the poet Nekrasov was the founder of a large trend in Russian literature, which later received the definition of "Nekrasov school". But quite a significant part of an educated society, most often noblemen-aristocrats, such a "literary fashion" was denied. Civil aesthetics in poetry were considered a sign of second-rate. They recognized only "art for the sake of art itself." But it is precisely this antagonism of two opposing aesthetic concepts that advanced the development of Russian literature throughout the entire second half of the nineteenth century. Without an understanding of the essence of this confrontation, even a simple analysis of the poem "Elegy" is impossible. Nekrasov was constantly at the very center of the clash of public opinions. Such was his fate in literature and in life.
Sometimes the question is why the authorHe called his poem that way, and not otherwise. It is possible to agree with those readers who saw some irony in the title of this work. If we proceed from the ancient understanding of this poetic genre, then the journalistic work of a Russian poet is anything but an elegy. Nekrasov, whose theme was very far from antiquity, was, according to one of the existing versions, simply joked in the title of his work. Nevertheless, in its minor mood and poetic size, the work fully corresponds to its name. This is a sad elegiac reflection about the hopelessness in the fate of the Russian people and about the poet's attitude to everything that happens.
Nikolai Nekrasov could well say this about himself,without risking falling into fake pathos. He lived with his people a single life. Behind his back were many years of hard work and existence on the verge of poverty. His path to success was not easy. All the forces of the soul were devoted to serving the Russian people. This is evidenced even by a simple analysis of the poem "Elegy." Nekrasov, summing up the past life, states: "But I served him and I am calm in my heart ...". The poet’s tranquility is inspired by the fact that he did everything he could and even more. Poet Nikolai Alekseevich Nekrasov was heard by those for whom he worked. His word echoed in the public consciousness with a powerful resonance and brought the inevitable changes in the social structure of the Russian state closer. In the abolition of serfdom there is also the merit of Nekrasov.
This is one of the main questions asked"Elegy" Nekrasov. Verse does not give him a direct answer. It seemed to many that such a grand event as the abolition of centuries-old serf slavery had to quickly and beyond recognition change the existence of former serf peasants who became free people. However, in reality, everything was much more complicated. Serf slavery is a thing of the past, but impenetrable poverty and deprivation have not gone anywhere in the life of the peasants. The post-reform Russian villages of the central belt impressed many contemporaries of the poet with their misery. All the second part of the poem is devoted to reflections on this topic. The poet remains faithful to his ideals and principles, but does not find a way out of this situation. This could complete the analysis of the poem "Elegy." Nekrasov understands that he is not destined to wait for an answer to the questions posed. And the final leaves open.
Sometimes there are strange historical convergence.As will be said about a hundred years after Nekrasov: "A poet in Russia is more than a poet." But this statement applies to Nikolai Alekseevich Nekrasov in full. And his poetry was more than just poetry. It was an integral part of the flow of Russian historical thought that was gathering powerful historical turbulence. The questions posed by the poet in Elegy did not remain unanswered. Only there is not the slightest certainty that these answers would have liked the one who asked them. Neither happiness, nor well-being, nor the prosperity of the Russian peasantry did not wait. Only three and a half dozen years separated the poet Nekrasov from the era of wars, revolutions, collectivization and "liquidation of the kulaks as a class" that followed after his death. And many other political twists of the twentieth century, in the thirties of which it suddenly became clear that the Bolsheviks who had come to power absolutely did not need the free Nekrasovsky tillers on their land. And it is precisely the resigned and peasants of the serfs who are resigned to the fate. The historical cycle is closed.
