The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-03-09

other books describing Russian life
since 1917, there have appeared
number of imaginative works revalu-
ating the past in the light of con-
temporary ideas. Thus the 18th
century peasant revolt is the theme
of Chapigin's "Stenka Rain; the
1925 revolt is portrayed in Marich's
"The Northern Lights" and in Tyn-
yanov's "Kyukhla"; the revolution of
1905 in Yevdokimov's Bells; pre-
revolutionary Moscow in Audrey
Byelyi's 'The Moscow Crank" and
moscow Under the Blow; the per-
iod of November, 1917, in Artyom
Vesyolyis Russia Bathed in Blood"
and other works. The historical
novel is rapidly becoming one of the
most favored forms of literature in
the U. S. S. r.
The sterilization of Soviet econo-
my in the past few years has ma
tured the new writers considerably.
Even their approach to civil war
themes reveals a different perspec-
tive. Thus Fadeyev's 'The Smash
up" which relates the story of a
group of partisan" peasants (guer-
rilla fighters) in Siberia during the
civil war is free of naturalism and
romanticism. The novel is ripe
and realistic and the images cor
respond to the contents. Fadeyev
also exemplifies the recent trend of
Soviet writers to learn technically
from the great heritage of the past,
more especially from Tolstoy.
Of late the futurist poet Maya
kovsky has been experimenting with
long epics as in 'Lenin," and in per-
sonal lyrics like "It". Others have
also attempted epics, notably, Bag
risky in the Thoughts About Opa-
mas" and Selvinsky in his construct
twist poem NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. :"
Pasternak, lyric poet whose SISTER
Is My Life" made him famous, has
published long psychological poem
entitled "Spektorsky" and a histori-
cal poem Lieutenant Schmidt"
The best known of the younger
poets are Bezymensky, whose book
"The Odor of Life" and other verse
collections articulate the attitudes of
the Communist youth; and Utkin,
Zharov and Svetlov. The futurist
group, headed by Mayakovsky and
Brick, has produced several talented
poets, including Aseyev and Kirsa-
nov; while the lyrical school of which
Yessenin was the best representa-
tive has found adherents in Oreshin
and Nasetkin.
The following works Of fiction and
poetry by contemporary Russian
writers have been translated into
English and are available in the
United States:
1. Flying Ossip. international
Publishers, New York; A collec-
ton of short stories, including tales
by Boris Pilniak, Vsevolod Ivanov,
sSeifulina and others.
2. Russian Poetry. An Anthology.
international Publishers, New
York; A collection of poems from
Pushkin to the present time,. includ-
ing verses by Mayakovsky, Yesse-
min, Bezymensky, Marienhof, Ilya
Erenburg, Alexander Biloxi and
others.
3. Azure Cities. international
Publishers.) A collection of short
stories by Alexis Tolstoy, Pilniak,
Pantalaimon Romanov, Lyashko,
Babel, and others.
a. Diary of a Communist School
boy, by Ognyev, (Payson and Clark
5. The City of Bread, by Alexan-
der Neverov, CA. A. Knopf).
6. Cement, by Feodor Gladkow,
international Publishers). A novel
of the reconstruction period.
7. Three Plays, by A. A. Luna
charsky, (E. P. Dutton & Coy. This
volume by the Soviet Commissar of
Education contains "Faust and the
City," "The Magi" and "Vasilsa the
WISE"
8. The Naked Year, by Boris Pill
nyak, (Payson & Clark.
9. The Communist Undergradu-
ate, by Ognyev, (Payson & Clark
a continuation of the adventures of
Kostja Ryabtzev, the hero of The