Alexander Sergeyevich was a freethinker by nature, therefore, he composed many poems that glorify freedom and oppose the autocracy. The analysis “Towards Chaadaev” allows you to learn more about the aspirations and desires of the writer, about his goals in life. The work was written in 1818 and was not intended for publication; Pushkin composed it for his friend Pyotr Chaadayev, but while reading in a narrow circle of friends, someone wrote down a verse. This work was passed from hand to hand and, in the end, with some changes, was published in 1929 in the almanac "North Star".
In those days, the work “Towards Chaadaev” was considered a true Decembrist anthem. The size of the poem - a four-foot iambic - contributes to ease of reading. There is an opinion that this verse inspired the Decembrists to revolt, therefore, after the disclosure of the secret conspiracy, Pushkin reproached himself and regretted the composition of this work. The poet twice went into exile for his free-thinking, he understood that if the poem caught the eye of
Alexander I, then he could be sent to Siberia.
The analysis “To Chaadaev” allows us to understand how important it was for Alexander Sergeyevich to share his thoughts with someone about the life of the Russian people. The poet wrote a poem in a letter to his longtime faithful friend. Pushkin talked with Peter Chaadaev , while still a lyceum student, and by that time he was a student at Moscow University. Over the years, their friendship grew stronger, men, not afraid, shared with each other opinions on the political situation in the country, discussed the rule of the king and remembered their carefree youth.
Imaginary fame and
youthful maximalism failed to kill the desire in the soul to get rid of tyranny and change the world for the better - this is what the lines of the poem "To Chaadaev" say.
An analysis of the work shows that Pushkin focuses on the fact that the abolition of serfdom is not actually observed, and the tsar, together with his entourage, is not going to make concessions. In the last lines of the verse, Alexander Sergeyevich does not even hide the call to overthrow the tsarist regime. None of his contemporaries dared to express their opinions so openly.
The poet’s biographers claim that the letter with the poem was delivered to the addressee, and the author himself even forgot for some time about the existence of this literary work. The analysis “Towards Chaadaev” reveals Pushkin’s point of view as well as possible. The young talent does not believe in the promises of a ruler who has proclaimed himself a liberal, but in fact resorts to repression and reacts harshly to any criticism. Alexander Sergeyevich simply shares his thoughts and feelings with a friend who, by then, was already in the Union of Welfare society and was a member of the secret Masonic Lodge.
The analysis “Towards Chaadaev” speaks of Pushkin's great contribution to the Decembrist uprising. It was this literary masterpiece that inspired them to rebel, the rebels took it as a call to action. After the failure of the conspiracy, the poet reproached himself for negligence and sincerely regretted that he could not share the fate of his friends and like-minded people, going with them to Siberia.