The poem "Motherland" Lermontov M. Yu.is an example of creativity for succeeding generations - revolutionary democrats of the 1860s. The poet has become to some extent the pioneer of a new style of writing poetic works. Mikhail Yuryevich's versification in many respects echoes Pushkin's poetry, but with the only difference is that the "Homeland" depicts the whole vast Russia, and Alexander Sergeyevich preferred to reduce the survey to the size of a small village. Many contemporaries of the poet appreciated this work.
"Homeland" Lermontov is a patrioticpoem, which the author wanted to show his attitude to the Motherland and compare their feelings with the feelings of officials. Mikhail Yurievich calls his love strange, because he despises the country of the rich, but feels warm feelings towards poor peasants, he likes Russian nature, culture. The poet rejoices, driving along the country road, admiring the birches, condescending to drunken peasants.
In many works expresses its attitude tocountry, people and power M. Yu. Lermontov. "Homeland" (verse) is a kind of result of reflection, the poet tells what it means for Russia. Initially, the poem was called "Fatherland", but shortly before the publication of Lermontov, he changed it to "Homeland". This is quite unusual at that time, because in the 19th century poets usually described a "small homeland", that is, their homestead, place of birth, and not the whole country.
Mikhail Yuryevich set a goal in the imagea small village to show an immense Russia. The poet became a pioneer in the ratio of a large and a small homeland. This style of writing clearly manifested itself only in the middle of the twentieth century. In literary criticism, "Homeland" Lermontov is regarded as a poetic work written by a romantic, but close to realism. The author poetizes an ordinary landscape, sees only everything beautiful in the peasant way of life, to some disadvantages is condescending.
