Nikolai Alekseevich Nekrasov is one of the classics of Russian literature. The writer, poet and publicist, was the head of the Sovremennik magazine and the editor of Domestic Notes. He has written many wonderful works. But as the researchers note, the peak of his work can be considered the poem "To whom to live well in Russia."
Work on the poem "To whom it is good to live in Russia" was carried out by the writer for several years. As Nekrasov himself said, this was his favorite brainchild. In it, he wanted to talk about the difficult and harsh life in Russia at the end of the 19th century. This story was not the most flattering to some sections of society, so the work had an ambiguous fate.
History of creation
Work on the poem began in the early 60s of the 19th century. This is evidenced by the mentioned exiled Poles. The rebellion and their arrest took place in 1863-1864. The first part of the manuscript was marked by the author himself in 1865.
Nekrasov began to continue work on the poem only in the 70s. The second, third and fourth parts were released in 1872, 1873 and 1876 respectively. In general, Nikolai Alekseevich planned to write 7 according to some data, and 8 parts according to others. However, due to a serious illness, he could not do this.
Already in 1866, the prologue of the poem appeared in the first issue of the journal Sovremennik. The first part of the same Nekrasov printed for 4 years. This was due to the undesirable attitude of censorship to the work. In addition, the position of the print edition itself was rather precarious. Immediately after its release, the censorship committee unflatteringly commented on the poem. Although they allowed it to be published, they sent their comments to the highest censorship instance. The very first part itself was published in full only eight years after writing.
The following parts of the poem, published later, provoked even more indignation and disapproval of censorship. This discontent was argued by the fact that the work is clearly negative and attacks on the nobility. All parts were printed on the pages of "Domestic Notes". The author never saw a separate edition of the work.
In recent years, Nekrasov was seriously ill, but continued to actively confront censorship. They did not want to publish the fourth part of the poem. Nikolai Alekseevich made many concessions. He rewrote and crossed out many episodes. He even wrote praise to the king, however, and this did not have any effect. The manuscript was published only in 1881 after the death of the writer.
