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... poem " The Demon , " probably the most universally popular poem in late nineteenth - century Russia . Shamil ( 1798–1871 ) was the leader of a stubborn Caucasian revolt against Tsarist Russia , a religious fanatic but a romantic warrior ...
... poem " The Demon , " probably the most universally popular poem in late nineteenth - century Russia . Shamil ( 1798–1871 ) was the leader of a stubborn Caucasian revolt against Tsarist Russia , a religious fanatic but a romantic warrior ...
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... poem , which is about the love of a demon for a mortal . Both Alexander Blok and Boris Pasternak also found inspiration in this poem . Alexandrovich Vrubel had come to Kiev for several days and The Little Red Lantern [ 115 ]
... poem , which is about the love of a demon for a mortal . Both Alexander Blok and Boris Pasternak also found inspiration in this poem . Alexandrovich Vrubel had come to Kiev for several days and The Little Red Lantern [ 115 ]
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... poems from the table , lay down on the oilcloth - covered couch , and began to read . The fog rolled back into my head . " Slowly the autumn day descends , ” I read . A warm light appeared between the lines of the poem . It spread , and ...
... poems from the table , lay down on the oilcloth - covered couch , and began to read . The fog rolled back into my head . " Slowly the autumn day descends , ” I read . A warm light appeared between the lines of the poem . It spread , and ...
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