Nikolay Rubtsov is a Russian poet of the sixties. The poet managed to publish only four collections in his short life. An analysis of Rubtsov’s poems allows you to highlight the stages in the poet’s work, to determine the main motives of the works.
"Birch tree"
An analysis of Rubtsov’s poems should start with a short curriculum vitae. After all, the poet’s work is a reflection of his life. Rubtsov was born five years before the outbreak of war. Father went to the front, mother died.
The poet was only twenty-one years old when he wrote the verse "Birch." When analyzing Rubtsov’s poems, you can pay attention to the simplicity, ease of style. This Russian poet speaks of love for the motherland, of parents. An analysis of Rubtsov’s poem “Birch” should be done at least in order to feel the mental state of a person who has early lost his relatives, survived hunger and other hardships. The poet speaks quietly about his feelings, without pathos. Talking about how he loves the sound of birches, he mentions that one of these trees makes noise over his mother’s grave. There is only one line about the father in the poem. In it, the author says that he was killed by a bullet in the war.
An analysis of Rubtsov’s poems clarifies the question of what was most important for a poet in life. What events affected his work? Critics point out that the main motives of this author’s poems are loneliness, wandering and, of course, love for a small homeland.
In Leningrad
After graduating from a seven-year school, Rubtsov worked for several years as a fireman, a factory worker. Then he served in the navy for four years. In these years he already composed. But he devoted small poetic works not only to the nature of his native land. We will not do an analysis of Rubtsov’s poem “The Cleaning Lady of the Workers' Hostel”. Although it is worth saying that the composition is very interesting.
Despite the fact that it refers to the difficult working day of a woman who is forced to bring a dormitory bathroom in the proper shape the next morning, this work is not without lyricism ...
Tragic fate
In 1962, Rubtsov entered the literary institute. During these years, his works began to appear in magazines. Soon he transferred to the correspondence department. Rubtsov’s life has always been unsettled, full of deprivations, wanderings. He passed away in 1971. Much has been written about his tragic death. In one poem, the poet predicted his death.
In Epiphany frosts
It was in January that Rubtsov passed away. And shortly before that, he wrote the poem "I will die in Epiphany frosts." Many poets foresaw their death. Rubtsov not only gave an almost date of his death, but also predicted what would happen after her.
Star of the fields
The work was written in 1964. Literary scholars have been analyzing Rubtsov’s poem “Star of the Fields” for forty years now. It is one of the most significant in poetry of the second half of the last century. The poet’s work is of particular interest today.
What do most people associate with stars on a dark winter night? With something sublime, inaccessible. An analysis of Rubtsov’s poem “Star of the Fields” allows us to conclude that for the author, the starry sky is a vital beacon illuminating the path and warming the soul. In this work, the poet erases the line between earth and sky. He emphasizes that no natural phenomena should be alien, distant to humans.
What else does the analysis of Rubtsov’s poem “Star” give? In the life of the poet there was a lot of grief, adversity and upheaval. In this poem, he admits that in the most difficult moments of the star, which he watched over the field from childhood, gave strength, forced to go forward.
Wanderer
Nikolai Rubtsov felt like a wanderer, a man deprived of faith. And without faith, finding your own path in life is impossible. Without it, a person is like a blind man. The star symbolizes faith in Rubtsov’s work, that is, without which a person is unable to even look into his own soul.
The poet, after being orphaned, changed his place of residence several times. Years later, he returned to his native land and saw again the very star that once warmed his baby soul. A work on this topic, according to critics, is central to the short-lived, but vibrant, literary path of Rubtsov.
Another motive in the work of this Russian poet is a small homeland. An analysis of Rubtsov’s poem “The Village” allows us to understand the feelings of a mature man who spent several years in Moscow, learned a noisy life in the capital, and then returned to his native village.
"Home village"
The poet was not born in the village of Nikolsky. But it was here that he spent his orphan childhood. In the village, which he dedicated over the years to a straightforward, but very soulful poem, there was once a boarding school. Today, a museum is housed in this dilapidated building.
The author affectionately calls his favorite village Nicola. He understands that the stranger is unlikely to appreciate the beauty of these provincial places. So many villages in Russia are homely, inconspicuous, at first glance, uncomfortable. But after all, the stars burn the brightest in their native village. Rubtsov recalls in this short poem how he dreamed of leaving Nikolskoye in childhood.
The poet conveys childhood and youthful impressions. And before the eyes of the reader there are pictures of the village, as if forgotten by God. On the outskirts there is a small boarding school in which there are few inhabitants, but all of them with admiration and envy watch the departing rare guests. And they, too, will certainly leave this outback and go to the capital! After all, what is the meaning of "hanging around the province"?
Rubtsov did not yet know how his life would turn out. He became one of the few graduates of the boarding school who managed to settle in the capital. But he returned and wrote a poem about his native village, which is so close to thousands of readers in Russia.