The Song of the Merchant Kalashnikov

A Song about Tsar Ivan Vasilyevish, the Young Oprichnik, and the Valorous Merchant Kalashnikov, often abbreviated as The Song of the Merchant Kalashnikov, is a poem by Mikhail Lermontov written in 1837 and first published in 1838.

Related Topics:
Tsar - Ivan Vasilyevish - Oprichnik - Mikhail Lermontov - 1837 - 1838

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The plot of the poem is set during Oprichina times. Rhythmically, Kalashnikov is patterned after bylina, the Russian folk epic. Its most famous scene describes a boxing match.

Related Topics:
Oprichina - Boxing

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Based on the poem, Anton Rubinstein created an opera The Merchant Kalashnikov.

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