Russian poets publish a joint statement contesting the existence of “Soviet poetry” and call for a dialogue between the major currents of Russian and Ukrainian poetry.Arts, Breaking News, International, appmap, literary heritage, Russian poetry, Ukraine, AFE PACKAGE, newsRussian poets publish a joint statement contesting the existence of “Soviet poetry” and call for a dialogue between the major currents of Russian and...
« Il n'y a pas de poésie soviétique, il y a une tradition qui s'est enrichie, » affirme le poète russe Sergueï Ivanov dans son texte reproduit par Gorky Media.
This position is at the heart of the debate that has shaken literary circles for several months. A collective made up of sixteen Russian poets published a joint statement on February 24, 2026, taking up the historical arguments on which their criticisms are based.
“We are not talking about politics but about heritage” adds a second signatory contacted by Miloserdie.ru. L'association Velimir Khlebnikov, founded in 1903, claims an educational role in this controversy.