Alexander Blok
Russian symbolist poet whose The Twelve, an epic poem set during the Bolshevik Revolution, is one of the most debated works in Russian literature. His cycle The Beautiful Lady and his Kulikovo cycle are lyrical masterpieces.
Works
- The Beautiful LadySymbolist lyric cycle devoted to mystical feminine ideal and love
- The TwelveModernist poem depicting Russian Revolution through street voices and chaos
- The ScythiansPoem addressing the West as barbaric outsiders from Eurasian perspective
- Collected PoemsSelected poems from Russian symbolist poet and cultural critic
- On the Field of KulikovoLyric cycle celebrating Russian history and national greatness