Yevgeny Yevtushenko – as one of founders of modern Russian poetry

Abstract

Yevgeny Yevtushenko is one of the prominent representaives of modern Russian poetry. In best verse and poems of Evgeny Evtushenko the desire to comprehend the spirit of modernity is strongly expressed. Civic motives prevail in these verse. The trips along the Soviet Union and the foreign countries enrich his poetry with new ideas and impressions. His work also attracts the attention of many famous foreign composers. Yevgeny Yevtushenko's works have been translated into many foreign languages.