You need to be calm in gloomy days: believe it, happy days will come!
Original text: From "If Life Deceived You" by Russian poet Pushkin
If life deceives you,
Don't be sad, don't be impatient!
You need to be calm in gloomy days:
Believe it, happy days will come!
My heart is always looking forward to the future;
Now I am always melancholy.
Everything is fleeting, and everything will pass;
And what has passed will become a kind nostalgia.
Extended information
1. Creation background
The poem was written in 1825, just after Pushkin had a conflict with the local governor in Odessa, southern Russia. Made during the period of confinement in the village of Mikhailovskoye, which was on his father's territory. From August 1824 to September 1826, it was an extremely lonely life. At that time, the Russian Revolution was in full swing, but the poet was forced to isolate himself from the world. In such a situation, the poet still did not lose hope and fighting spirit. He loved life, pursued his ideals persistently, and believed that light will come and justice will prevail.
2. Pushkin’s literary height
He created Russian national literature and literary language, and set a model for Russian literature in various literary fields such as poetry, novels, dramas and even fairy tales. Pushkin was also hailed by Gorky as "the beginning of all beginnings." Born into a noble family, he began to write poetry in his childhood and studied at Tsarskoe Selo High School, which was established by the Russian Imperial Government to train children of nobles.
During his studies, he was influenced by the progressive Decembrists and some progressive thinkers at that time. Many poems published later criticized the serfdom system and praised freedom and progress. In addition to poetry, Pushkin's main works include the novella "The Captain's Daughter", the founder of historical documentary, the novella "Dubrovsky", "The Collected Novels of Belkin", etc. Pushkin was persecuted by the Tsarist government in his creative activities. He was killed in an arranged duel in 1837. His creations had a profound impact on the development of Russian literature and language.
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