Who can live well in Rus': poet Nikolai Nekrasov and his main Russian question. “To the sowers” ​​N. Nekrasov Addressing the educators, he called on the Nekrasov

Go and perish impeccably.

You won’t die in vain: the matter is solid,

When blood flows underneath.

This is a direct call for revolution, for rebellion at any cost. But the Poet does not accept this position; he is afraid to “pay with his head.” The muse appears to him less and less often, pale and sad. And for a long time now fiery speeches have not been born from under the once sharp pen. One cannot, of course, identify the author with the Poet. Nekrasov was never afraid to openly express his views.

This poem expresses Nekrasov’s desire to put poetry at the service of the people. However, this is felt in all his creations.

Nekrasov is known as a singer of the common people. He is always ready to stand up for the oppressed, humiliated, suffering Russian peasant. All of his most famous works - “Who Lives Well in Rus'”, “Frost, Red Nose”, “Railroad”, “Reflections at the Front Entrance” - are dedicated to the difficult lot of the Russian people, who groan in mines, on construction sites, in prisons, at the front entrances and in their own crumbling houses. “Men's happiness” is an exclusively speculative concept, in real life non-existent. Nekrasov asks for his native land:

“Name me a monastery where a Russian peasant would not moan.”

And he himself answers that there is not a single corner on earth where ordinary people are not oppressed. Well aware of this, Nekrasov believes that his only and truest purpose is to tirelessly talk about this and call for the destruction of old foundations and the building of a bright future. For these seditious ideas, censorship often prohibited the publication of Nekrasov's works. Nevertheless, sooner or later they were published anyway and were well received by both critics and the general public. Belinsky appreciated Nekrasov’s work very highly and called him a true poet.

N.A. Nekrasov thinks a lot about his own Muse. For him, this is not at all a beautiful fairy with wings on her back and a harp, fluttering and tuning into a lyrical mood. No, Nekrasov’s is “The Muse of Revenge and Sadness.” Her head is decorated with a “crown of thorns.” She is sad and at the same time merciless. Only she is the intercessor of the weak, the disadvantaged and the denouncer of the oppressors. Anticipating the approach of death, the poet turns specifically to his Muse, tormented and pale. He says he was honest with himself and others and never betrayed his inspiration.

The image of the Muse in Nekrasov’s poetry is invariably intertwined with the image of a Russian peasant woman. The poet again and again turned to this image dear to his heart. It is captured especially vividly in the poem “Frost, Red Nose.” Daria, a simple Russian woman, is impeccably beautiful in every way. She is patient, resilient, hardworking, and strong in spirit. She has no equal in work or fun. She is proud, but not arrogant. Smart, but at the same time silent. She is also good looking, attracts a lot of attention, but at the same time remains a faithful and devoted wife. This is the true “type of majestic Slavic woman” that is so dear to Nekrasov.

This is also, to some extent, the poet’s duty - not to let this bright image fade, to resurrect it on the pages of books.

Nekrasov, thus, reflecting on the poet’s purpose, expresses in his poems his love for the people, declaring that the goal of creativity is the fight for the future, when the Russian people will no longer suffer under an unbearable yoke. How can a poet fight? Only by the power of your genius, your word. Who inspires him to fight? “Muse of revenge and sadness.”

In one of his last poems, Nekrasov speaks very clearly about the purpose of his creativity, to which he devoted his whole life:

I was called to sing of your suffering,

Amazing people with patience!

And throw at least a single ray of consciousness

On the path that God leads you...

The poet dreamed of sowing, albeit rare, seeds of enlightenment on the people's soil. It is not for nothing that in several of his poems the image of a sower appears before us. For Nekrasov, this is a symbol of an educator, a person who sows knowledge. Alas, the poet is well aware that he will not be able to see whether these seeds will germinate (“It’s just a pity - neither I nor you will have to live in this beautiful time”). But the hope that this wonderful time will come sooner or later does not leave the author and helps him create. Nekrasov sincerely cares for the Russian people. And the best thing he can do is to tirelessly write about it, expressing his protest against the oppressors. In Nekrasov’s understanding, this is the highest purpose of the poet and poetry.

195 years ago, on November 28, old style, the poet Nikolai Alekseevich Nekrasov was born. The question implied in the title of his most famous poem - “Who Lives Well in Rus'” - can be put on a par with such traditional Russian questions as “Who is to blame?” and “What should I do?” Doctor of Philology, Professor of the Moscow City Pedagogical University and the Literary Institute named after. A.M. Gorky Sergei Vasiliev told in an interview with RT why Nekrasov’s first poetic experiments failed, how the poet managed to make the literary magazine Sovremennik successful and what makes his civic pathos relevant today.

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— Nikolai Nekrasov’s first poems were published in the collection “Dreams and Sounds”. This experiment, one might say, was a failure. Why did it happen so?

— The history of his book is instructive in many ways. And it's worth taking a closer look at. Early poems Nekrasov is not at all helpless and not weak, it’s just that this is a completely different Nekrasov, whom perhaps we will not recognize.

This was the first collection of poems by the then barely 19-year-old Nekrasov. On the advice of the poet Vasily Zhukovsky, Nekrasov published a book signed by N.N., which few people could decipher at that time. Zhukovsky did not object to the publication, but warned the young poet that if he rushed to publish the poems, he would be ashamed of them. Nekrasov wrote in the style that was close to him. His bright romanticism was in clear contradiction with the direction in literature set by Vissarion Grigorievich Belinsky. Then prose had already gained momentum, and they quickly took a strong place social problems than romantic and narrowly lyrical. Although, of course, in addition to this main direction, there was intimate lyrical and philosophical poetry.

As for the reasons why the poems were poorly received, they were successfully analyzed (our contemporary - RT) literary critic Yuri Mineralov in his works about XIX literature century based on Belinsky's review. It so happened that Nekrasov read this devastating review to his own advantage. Belinsky did not quote a single line from the poems in the collection; perhaps he did not want anyone to form a personal opinion about the works. His task was to at least change the literary path, and maybe even destroy Nekrasov as a creative person with such a view. And he, a brilliant polemicist, succeeded in this: he successfully stopped attempts to retreat into romantic abstractions.

Belinsky and Nekrasov met a little later. The young poet, on the one hand, experienced a shock, and on the other, later acquired a new style and formed a new worldview. He perceived Belinsky as a teacher and treated him, one might say, reverently, although they could later disagree on certain issues.

— After the first collection, Nekrasov fell silent for a while and again declared himself as the author of works about the suffering of the people. What caused this transition? : the spirit of the times or a change in personal priorities?

“His transition to social themes was prepared, in particular, by the first poetic “failure.” Since 1842, Nekrasov was under the direct influence of Belinsky. He, of course, grew up in the context of the so-called natural school (a direction in literature that involved a strictly truthful depiction of reality. - RT), formed by Belinsky. Nevertheless, it cannot be said that Nekrasov went with the flow. The natural school itself overcame enormous resistance. This was a circle of authors who were looking for new ways to solve problems, including artistic and ideological ones.

Nekrasov found his stunningly bright artistic solutions to develop the theme of the suffering of the people, social issues. This worried him deeply, there is no doubt about it. When Nekrasov became a wealthy man, he provided charitable assistance. But main task saw the attraction of public attention to social problems, for example, to the issue of serfdom.

— Nekrasov led the Sovremennik magazine for a long time. What kind of magazine did he have? What ideas did he spread?

— When the question arose about the main printed organ that would carry out the ideas of Belinsky’s like-minded people, the best solution seemed to acquire and give a new direction to an already existing magazine. And the most suitable option from this point of view was Pushkin’s Sovremennik. He had an ideal reputation, he was not tarnished by anything, the shadow of Pushkin, whom both Belinsky and Nekrasov revered, hovered over him. So getting my hands on this magazine was symbolic. This also ensured some success. Although, as you know, Pushkin was involved in the magazine for only a short time - from 1836, and at the beginning of 1837 he died. Researchers, by the way, write that under Pushkin, Sovremennik was not a commercial success. He only had 600 subscribers.

In 1846, Nekrasov and his like-minded people jointly bought Sovremennik from the critic and poet Pyotr Pletnev. The magazine was published for a very long time—as much as 20 years. And what 20 years! Here is the abolition of serfdom, and Crimean War, and a number of reforms - Sovremennik experienced all this. Nekrasov proposed and developed the concept of a commercially successful magazine. The publication became profitable and resonant. Some researchers subsequently believed that Nekrasov’s contribution as a publisher to Russian culture was even greater than as a poet.

Nekrasov created a number of columns in the magazine: they wrote about French fashion, published materials on various issues - from economics to natural sciences. That is, a wide range of readers were given the opportunity to learn interesting and important information. And, of course, Nekrasov gathered the most powerful creative forces. Probably, all this made Sovremennik the main Russian literary magazine and, moreover, successful.

— To what extent did Nekrasov manage to reflect the spirit of the people in his works?

— When Nekrasov’s works about the peasantry began to appear, especially when the poem “Who Lives Well in Rus'” began to be published in parts, some spoke with approval and admiration, while others expressed dissatisfaction. A number of critics stated that the poet failed to reflect the spirit of the people, that the poem came out false, stilted and far-fetched, that a simple peasant could not be seen there.

It must be borne in mind that Nekrasov created an artistic image. His main discovery was that he developed literary means to accurately reflect folk life. He managed to use the means that the people themselves created. Namely, folklore. Both “Who Lives Well in Rus'” and his other works, say, “Peasant Children”, “Grandfather Mazai and the Hares”, contain imitation in the high sense of the word of Russian folk genres, images and motifs.

Nekrasov knew well the life of the Russian peasantry. He himself actually grew up among peasants and often communicated with them as a landowner. He also deeply studied current materials on folklore, which was of very high interest in the mid-19th century. Various works appeared - “Poetic views of the Slavs on nature” by Alexander Afanasyev, a collection of proverbs and sayings, as well as a dictionary by Vladimir Dahl. Nekrasov made detailed extracts from such sources.

— Poem “Who Lives Well in Rus'”— the most famous work Nekrasova. How was it created, and what are its features?

— Nekrasov himself said that he “collected this poem word by word.” “Who Lives Well in Rus'” took about 20 years to create. Nekrasov depicted both the features of the life of the people and important features folk spirit, which are difficult to capture, for example, by an ethnographer. And Nekrasov manages to convey the deep-seated features of the Russian spirit, Russian consciousness: truth-seeking, an uncompromising desire to find the truth, happiness. Nekrasov conducts a review of Russia of his time: the main classes, groups, and so on. It also reflected a certain popular ideal. And this means much more than some ethnographic sketches.

They say that the peasants themselves took Nekrasov’s poetry quite closely, although now folklore material may present difficulties for us. Back then this material was probably much more widely known. In particular, there is evidence that the populists read Nekrasov’s works to the peasants, and one even wrote a note asking his master to give them “Who Lives Well in Rus'” to read. That is, there was a response from the people.

— Can Nekrasov be called a poet relevant to our time?

- Certainly. In our time, what may not have seemed noticeable and relevant in past times, even in the 19th century, comes to the fore. Then Nekrasov was perceived within the framework of Belinsky’s direction, in line with revolutionary-democratic criticism. It is now obvious that he knew how to embody acute social problems, the theme of the suffering of the people, without losing, so to speak, the Christian tradition of Russian literature. Someone could note the gap between the democratic tendency and the Christian one - the same Belinsky. However, in last years many write that Nekrasov created positive images, images of the righteous based both on folklore, on the richest epic and legendary tradition, and on Christianity. He creates portraits of Russian revolutionary democrats in such a way that they are included in a Christian context.

Well, the most important thing about it is its civic pathos, and it always sounds relevant. If we read his denunciations of various kinds of authorities or responsible persons, we will see that this is sometimes very modern.

— You can, of course, refer to his early works. We are talking about the collection “Dreams and Sounds”. But I would like to remind you of his poem dedicated to the not-so-famous writer Nikolai Gavrilovich Chernyshevsky. Once upon a time, in Soviet time, this was figure number one. And even now his question “What to do?”, which is put on a par with “Who is to blame?”, “Who can live well in Rus'?”, still sounds. Maybe there is no factual reliability here, but Nekrasov sees Chernyshevsky in such a way that he calls the poem “Prophet”. It ends with the lines: “He has not yet been crucified, / But the hour will come - he will be on the cross; / He was sent by the god of Wrath and Sorrow / To remind the slaves of the earth about Christ.” This is Nekrasov’s unusual perspective from which the poet looks at the activities of revolutionary democrats.

That is, for Nekrasov, Chernyshevsky is called upon to remind of selfless service to the fatherland and people. In this regard, it may be worth taking a fresh look at all Nekrasov’s poetry. She is driven by love, compassion. Those people who, perhaps, have long rejected faith in the church understanding, appear as heralds, prophets, they awaken, call to forget the immediate and turn to the eternal.

Elena Smotrova

N. A. Nekrasov can deservedly be called a revolutionary poet. He was one of the founders of social poetry, for which there are no taboo topics. In his work, Nekrasov pays great attention to the theme of the poet's purpose. He believes that being a poet is a sacred lot, a duty. And the duty is first and foremost a civil one. This idea is the main one in the poem “Poet and Citizen”. This is where the famous lines come from:

You may not be a poet

But you have to be a citizen.

The citizen furiously convinces the Poet that he needs to devote his genius to serving the fatherland:

Go into the fire for the honor of your fatherland,

For convictions, for love.

Go and perish impeccably.

You won’t die in vain: the matter is solid,

When blood flows underneath.

This is a direct call for revolution, for rebellion at any cost. But the Poet does not accept this position; he is afraid to “pay with his head.” The muse appears to him less and less often, pale and sad. And for a long time now fiery speeches have not been born from under the once sharp pen. One cannot, of course, identify the author with the Poet. Nekrasov was never afraid to openly express his views.

This poem expresses Nekrasov’s desire to put poetry at the service of the people. However, this is felt in all his creations.

Nekrasov is known as a singer of the common people. He is always ready to stand up for the oppressed, humiliated, suffering Russian peasant. All of his most famous works - “Who Lives Well in Rus'”, “Frost, Red Nose”, “Railroad”, “Reflections at the Front Entrance” - are dedicated to the difficult lot of the Russian people, who groan in mines, on construction sites, in prisons, at the front entrances and in their own crumbling houses. “Men's happiness” is an exclusively speculative concept that does not exist in real life. Nekrasov asks for his native land:

“Name me a monastery where a Russian peasant would not moan.”

And he himself answers that there is not a single corner on earth where ordinary people are not oppressed. Well aware of this, Nekrasov believes that his only and truest purpose is to tirelessly talk about this and call for the destruction of old foundations and the building of a bright future. For these seditious ideas, censorship often prohibited the publication of Nekrasov's works. Nevertheless, sooner or later they were published anyway and were well received by both critics and the general public. Belinsky appreciated Nekrasov’s work very highly and called him a true poet.

N.A. Nekrasov thinks a lot about his own Muse. For him, this is not at all a beautiful fairy with wings on her back and a harp, fluttering and tuning into a lyrical mood. No, Nekrasov’s is “The Muse of Revenge and Sadness.” Her head is decorated with a “crown of thorns.” She is sad and at the same time merciless. Only she is the intercessor of the weak, the disadvantaged and the denouncer of the oppressors. Anticipating the approach of death, the poet turns specifically to his Muse, tormented and pale. He says he was honest with himself and others and never betrayed his inspiration.

The image of the Muse in Nekrasov’s poetry is invariably intertwined with the image of a Russian peasant woman. The poet again and again turned to this image dear to his heart. It is captured especially vividly in the poem “Frost, Red Nose.” Daria, a simple Russian woman, is impeccably beautiful in every way. She is patient, resilient, hardworking, and strong in spirit. She has no equal in work or fun. She is proud, but not arrogant. Smart, but at the same time silent. She is also good looking, attracts a lot of attention, but at the same time remains a faithful and devoted wife. This is the true “type of majestic Slavic woman” that is so dear to Nekrasov.

This is also, to some extent, the poet’s duty - not to let this bright image fade, to resurrect it on the pages of books.

Nekrasov, thus, reflecting on the poet’s purpose, expresses in his poems his love for the people, declaring that the goal of creativity is the fight for the future, when the Russian people will no longer suffer under an unbearable yoke. How can a poet fight? Only by the power of your genius, your word. Who inspires him to fight? “Muse of revenge and sadness.”

In one of his last poems, Nekrasov speaks very clearly about the purpose of his creativity, to which he devoted his whole life:

I was called to sing of your suffering,

Amazing people with patience!

And throw at least a single ray of consciousness

On the path that God leads you...

The poet dreamed of sowing, albeit rare, seeds of enlightenment on the people's soil. It is not for nothing that in several of his poems the image of a sower appears before us. For Nekrasov, this is a symbol of an educator, a person who sows knowledge. Alas, the poet is well aware that he will not be able to see whether these seeds will germinate (“It’s just a pity - neither I nor you will have to live in this beautiful time”). But the hope that this wonderful time will come sooner or later does not leave the author and helps him create. Nekrasov sincerely cares for the Russian people. And the best thing he can do is to tirelessly write about it, expressing his protest against the oppressors. In Nekrasov’s understanding, this is the highest purpose of the poet and poetry.

N. A. Nekrasov can deservedly be called a revolutionary poet. He was one of the founders of social poetry, for which there are no taboo topics. In his work, Nekrasov pays great sensitivity to the theme of the poet's purpose. He believes that being a poet is a sacred lot, a duty. And the debt is primarily a civilian. This idea is the main one in the poem "The Poet and the Citizen." This is where the famous lines come from:

You may not be a poet

But you have to be a citizen.

The citizen furiously convinces the Poet that he needs to devote his genius to serving the fatherland:

Go into the fire for the honor of your fatherland,

For convictions, for love.

Go and perish impeccably.

You won’t die in vain: the matter is solid,

When blood flows underneath.

This is a direct call for revolution, for rebellion at any cost. But the Poet does not accept this position; he is afraid to “pay with his head.” The muse appears to him less and less often, pale and sad. And for a long time fiery speeches are no longer born from under the once sharp pen. One cannot, of course, identify the author with the Poet. Nekrasov was never afraid to openly show his views.

This poem expresses Nekrasov’s desire to put poetry at the service of the people. However, this is felt in all his creations.

Nekrasov is known as a singer of the common people. He is always ready to stand up for the oppressed, humiliated, suffering Russian peasant. All of his most famous works - “Who Lives Well in Rus'”, “Frost, Red Nose”, “Railroad”, “Reflections at the Front Entrance” - are dedicated to the difficult lot of the Russian people, who groan in mines, on construction sites, in prisons, at the front entrances and in their own crumbling houses. “Men’s happiness” is only a speculative concept and does not exist in real life. Nekrasov asks for his native land:

“Name me such a monastery where a Russian peasant would not moan.”

And he himself answers that there is not a single corner on earth where ordinary people are not oppressed. Well aware of this, Nekrasov believes that his only and truest purpose is to tirelessly speak about this and call for the destruction of old foundations and the building of a bright future. For these seditious ideas, censorship often prohibited the publication of Nekrasov's works. Nevertheless, sooner or later they were published anyway and were well received by both critics and the general public. Belinsky had a very positive assessment of Nekrasov’s work and called him a true poet.

N.A. Nekrasov thinks a lot about his own Muse. For him, this is not at all a beautiful fairy with wings on her back and a harp, fluttering and tuning into a lyrical mood. No, Nekrasov’s is “The Muse of Revenge and Sadness.” Her head is decorated with a “crown of thorns”. She is sad and at the same time merciless. Only she is the intercessor of the weak, the disadvantaged and the denouncer of the oppressors. Anticipating the approach of death, the poet turns precisely to his Muse, tormented and pale. He says he was honest with himself and others and never betrayed his inspiration.

The image of the Muse in Nekrasov’s poetry is invariably intertwined with the image of a Russian peasant woman. The poet turned again and again to this image dear to his heart. He is captured especially dazzlingly in the poem “Frost, Red Nose.” Daria, a simple Russian lady, is impeccably beautiful in every way. She is patient, resilient, hardworking, and strong in spirit. She has no equal in work or fun. She is proud, but not arrogant. Smart, but at the same time silent. She is beautiful on the outside, attracts a lot of attention, but at the same time remains a faithful and devoted wife. This is the real “type of majestic Slavic woman” that is so dear to Nekrasov.

This is also, to some extent, the poet’s duty - not to let this bright image fade, but to resurrect it on the pages of books.

Nekrasov, thus, reflecting on the poet’s purpose, expresses in his poems his love for the people, declaring that the posed problem of creativity is the struggle for the future, when the Russian people will no longer suffer under an unbearable yoke. How can a poet fight? Only by the power of your genius, your word. Who inspires him to fight? "Muse of revenge and sorrow."

In one of his last poems, Nekrasov speaks very clearly about the purpose of his creativity, to which he devoted his whole life:

I was called to sing of your suffering,

Amazing people with patience!

And throw at least a single ray of consciousness

On the path that God leads you...

The poet dreamed of sowing, albeit rare, seeds of enlightenment on the people's soil. It is not for nothing that in several of his poems the image of a sower appears before us. For Nekrasov, this is a symbol of an educator, a person who sows knowledge. Alas, the poet is well aware that he will not be able to see whether these seeds will germinate (“It’s just a pity - neither I nor you will have to exist in this beautiful time”). But the hope that this wonderful time will come sooner or later does not leave the author and helps him create. Nekrasov heartily cares for the Russian people. And the best thing he can do is to tirelessly write about it, expressing his protest against the oppressors. In Nekrasov’s understanding, this is the highest purpose of the poet and poetry.

Essay Nekrasov N.A. - Miscellaneous

Topic: - N. A. Nekrasov on the purpose of a poet and poetry

N. A. Nekrasov can deservedly be called a revolutionary poet. He was one of the founders of social poetry, for which there are no taboo topics. In his work, Nekrasov pays great attention to the theme of the poet's purpose. He believes that being a poet is a sacred lot, a duty. And the duty is first and foremost a civil one. This idea is the main one in the poem “Poet and Citizen”. This is where the famous lines come from:

You may not be a poet
But you have to be a citizen.

The citizen furiously convinces the Poet that he needs to devote his genius to serving the fatherland:

Go into the fire for the honor of your fatherland,
For convictions, for love.
Go and perish impeccably.
You won’t die in vain: the matter is solid,
When blood flows underneath.

This is a direct call for revolution, for rebellion at any cost. But the Poet does not accept this position; he is afraid to “pay with his head.” The muse appears to him less and less often, pale and sad. And for a long time now fiery speeches have not been born from under the once sharp pen. One cannot, of course, identify the author with the Poet. Nekrasov was never afraid to openly express his views.
This poem expresses Nekrasov’s desire to put poetry at the service of the people. However, this is felt in all his creations.
Nekrasov is known as a singer of the common people. He is always ready to stand up for the oppressed, humiliated, suffering Russian peasant. All of his most famous works - “Who Lives Well in Rus'”, “Frost, Red Nose”, “Railroad”, “Reflections at the Front Entrance” - are dedicated to the difficult lot of the Russian people, who groan in mines, on construction sites, in prisons, at the front entrances and in their own crumbling houses. “Men's happiness” is an exclusively speculative concept that does not exist in real life. Nekrasov asks for his native land:

“Name me a monastery where a Russian peasant would not moan.”

And he himself answers that there is not a single corner on earth where ordinary people are not oppressed. Well aware of this, Nekrasov believes that his only and truest purpose is to tirelessly talk about this and call for the destruction of old foundations and the building of a bright future. For these seditious ideas, censorship often prohibited the publication of Nekrasov's works. Nevertheless, sooner or later they were published anyway and were well received by both critics and the general public. Belinsky appreciated Nekrasov’s work very highly and called him a true poet.
N.A. Nekrasov thinks a lot about his own Muse. For him, this is not at all a beautiful fairy with wings on her back and a harp, fluttering and tuning into a lyrical mood. No, Nekrasov’s is “The Muse of Revenge and Sadness.” Her head is decorated with a “crown of thorns.” She is sad and at the same time merciless. Only she is the intercessor of the weak, the disadvantaged and the denouncer of the oppressors. Anticipating the approach of death, the poet turns specifically to his Muse, tormented and pale. He says he was honest with himself and others and never betrayed his inspiration.
The image of the Muse in Nekrasov’s poetry is invariably intertwined with the image of a Russian peasant woman. The poet again and again turned to this image dear to his heart. It is captured especially vividly in the poem “Frost, Red Nose.” Daria, a simple Russian woman, is impeccably beautiful in every way. She is patient, resilient, hardworking, and strong in spirit. She has no equal in work or fun. She is proud, but not arrogant. Smart, but at the same time silent. She is also good looking, attracts a lot of attention, but at the same time remains a faithful and devoted wife. This is the true “type of majestic Slavic woman” that is so dear to Nekrasov.
This is also, to some extent, the poet’s duty - not to let this bright image fade, to resurrect it on the pages of books.
Nekrasov, thus, reflecting on the poet’s purpose, expresses in his poems his love for the people, declaring that the goal of creativity is the fight for the future, when the Russian people will no longer suffer under an unbearable yoke. How can a poet fight? Only by the power of your genius, your word. Who inspires him to fight? “Muse of revenge and sadness.”
In one of his last poems, Nekrasov speaks very clearly about the purpose of his creativity, to which he devoted his whole life:

I was called to sing of your suffering,
Amazing people with patience!
And throw at least a single ray of consciousness
On the path that God leads you...

The poet dreamed of sowing, albeit rare, seeds of enlightenment on the people's soil. It is not for nothing that in several of his poems the image of a sower appears before us. For Nekrasov, this is a symbol of an educator, a person who sows knowledge. Alas, the poet is well aware that he will not be able to see whether these seeds will germinate (“It’s just a pity - neither I nor you will have to live in this beautiful time”). But the hope that this wonderful time will come sooner or later does not leave the author and helps him create. Nekrasov sincerely cares for the Russian people. And the best thing he can do is to tirelessly write about it, expressing his protest against the oppressors. In Nekrasov’s understanding, this is the highest purpose of the poet and poetry.