"Never have I wanted to be understood so much as in this poem. It
is probably the most serious piece of work I have ever
done."Written in 1924, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin crowned a long period
of preparatory work on this theme. The poet was fortunate to see
and hear Lenin on a number of occasions. During the October days of
1917 he saw Lenin in Smolny, the headquarters of the uprising.
Later he heard several speeches by the founder of the Soviet
state.Mayakovsky not only strove with the utmost fidelity to depict
Lenin as an historic figure in his own words, he "wrote the poem
remaining a poet." In Lenin's life and activity he sought solutions
to issues that engaged him all his life: man, his destination, his
place in the world, his happiness, his struggle and triumph over
the tragic in life.He was human - as human as anyone...Mayakovsky
gave numerous recitals of his poem both at home and abroad. "The
workers' response was heartening, reassuring me in the belief that
this poem was needed.""The splendid powerful poem on Lenin's death
made an enormous impression on listeners." - Daily Worker, London,
1925
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