A brief analysis of foreign literary works "Lenin"
The representative work of Soviet poet Mayakovsky (1893-1930). The long poem consists of a preface and three main chapters. The preface explains the purpose of the creation: Although Lenin has passed away, he is our knowledge, strength and weapon. He is more alive than the living people even now; therefore, Lenin's glorious life and Lenin's glorious thoughts must be publicized. The first chapter outlines the far-reaching historical background of Lenin's birth, explains that the emergence of the proletarian leader is a historical necessity, summarizes Lenin's life, and shows the significance of his cause. Chapter 2 describes the development of the Russian revolutionary movement and praises Lenin's cause and activities, showing that Lenin's growth is closely related to the growth of the Russian working class and its vanguard ***. Chapter 3 describes the national grief after Lenin's death and the determination to turn grief into strength and inherit Lenin's legacy, showing that Lenin's cause is still alive. From every fold of the red flag, the living Lenin issued a call: "Proletarians" , participate in the final struggle! Slaves, straighten your backs and don’t kneel! The army of proletarians, quickly organize your troops! Long live the coming joyful revolution! Long live the only great war among all wars in history!"
The author uses the perspective of historical materialism to show the historical process of the proletarian revolutionary movement and the objective laws that socialism will inevitably replace capitalism with extremely strong emotions and a fresh and high-spirited style. He also uses the vast social life, With the background of historical events, it accurately describes the relationship between Lenin and the times, Lenin and the revolution, and Lenin and the people. It artistically summarizes Lenin's extremely rich theoretical and practical activities, praises Lenin and Leninism, praises the people's revolutionary movement, and praises leaders and leaders. The flesh-and-blood relationship of the broad masses of the people praises the great party. On the title page of the long poem, there is an inscription "Dedicated to the Communist Party of Russia", and it also says, "The Party and Lenin are twin brothers. ... When we say 'Lenin', we refer to the Party; when we say 'Party', we refer to the It is Lenin" and other poems to express the people's love for the Bolshevik Party headed by Lenin. Lenin in the long poem is a "new leader of the new masses" who grew up in the struggle. He is both great and ordinary, a "great man of the times", but he is "completely indistinguishable" from the working people. The people are unanimous, he is simpler than bread, and he is more upright than rails." He is broad-minded and far-sighted, but he is also the most realistic person among all the people who have lived in the world.
This long poem follows the trajectory of historical development, according to the form of life itself, and historically and concretely describes Lenin’s activities from the development of the revolution, revealing that all achievements achieved under the guidance of Lenin’s thoughts “are a "A great epic composed of Ilyich's steps from victory to victory." The tone is realism, but it also contains romantic exaggeration. It is a combination of realism and romanticism, historical truth and artistic creation, narrative and lyricism, political theory and poetry, An organic combination of general synthesis and detailed description. This is the first outstanding work in the history of world literature that successfully portrays the image of a proletarian leader in the form of poetry, and is recognized as the foundation of socialist realist poetry.