doi:10.18454/RULB.2022.29.1.38

THE RUSSIAN THEME IN THE WORKS OF SPANISH POETS THE FIRST HALF OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

Research article

Lesokhina A. M.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18454/RULB.2022.29.1.38

Issue: № 1 (29), 2022

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Lesokhina A. M.

Northwestern Institute of Management of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Abstract

Research objectives are to determine the reasons for the increased interest of Spanish writers of the first half of the twentieth century in Russia, its history and culture. The study shows that the image of Russia is often found in the works of such outstanding Spanish poets as Antonio Machado. Rafael Alberti and Miguel Hernandez. For them, Russia is a country where a social revolution took place, and they called for a similar revolution in Spain, dissatisfied with the political situation in their country. Spanish poets were familiar with Soviet reality to varying degrees; however, they were united by a sincere admiration for Russian culture, especially literature. Each of them found something in tune with their worldview in Russian literature and believed that it was the work of Tolstoy, Gorky, and Mayakovsky that contributed to changes in Russia. The results of the study can be applied in teaching Spanish and foreign literature to students of humanities universities, as well as in teaching Russian as a foreign language to Spanish-speaking students. The works of Spanish poets about our country will help Russian language teachers in a foreign audience to activate the background knowledge of Spanish-speaking students about Russia.

Keywords:

soviet union, spanish civil war, russian revolution, lenin, gorky.

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