Двенадцать by Alexander Blok
A compact, hallucinatory narrative poem that follows twelve revolutionary soldiers as they trudge through the snowy, night-time streets of Petrograd, singing and meting out violent encounters amid the disorienting aftermath of revolution. The march is framed by vivid, symbolic imagery—urban ruins, blood and snow, music and slogans—and culminates in the apparition of a Christlike figure whose presence blurres sacred and profane meanings, leaving the poem open-ended and morally ambiguous. Throughout, the work oscillates between exaltation and horror, capturing the feverish energy, ideological fervor, and spiritual dislocation of a society in upheaval.
- Published
- 1918
- Nationality
- Russian
- Length
- Unknown
- Pages
- Unknown
- Original Language
- Russian
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- Alternate Titles
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- Dvenadtsat
- The Twelve
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