Poet Yanka Luchina: biography, creativity

Yanka Luchina is a mostly democratic poet from Minsk. Do you want to know more about this person and his work? Then read this article.

Biography of Yanka Luchina

The future poet was born on July 6, 1851 (real name - Ivan Nesluhovsky). Yanka belonged to the nobility (a privileged stratum of the population) of the family of Lucychko-Nesluhovsky. In addition, Yankee's father was quite a successful lawyer. It is for this reason that the future writer lived in a good and favorable environment. Yanka graduated from the Minsk Gymnasium and for several years studied at the St. Petersburg University at the Faculty of Mathematics. In 1877, Yanka Luchina graduated from the St. Petersburg State Technological Institute (SPGTI) and got a job in Tiflis as the head of the railway workshops. Yanka also visited the Caucasus. It was there that he met the notorious Russian writer Maxim Gorky.

Toward the end of the 1870s, Yanka was paralyzed because of an unsuccessful fall. Luchin could walk only thanks to two sticks, which served him as a support. Nevertheless, despite his difficult condition, the poet continues to lead a habitual way of life. So Yanka Luchina regularly visited the theater and sometimes even went hunting. Because of this, some assumed that the poet feigns his disease. After receiving the injury, Yanka decided to return to his homeland. In Minsk, he was able to obtain a post in the technical office at the Libava-Roma railway. Yanka Luchina was killed in 1897. The writer was buried in Minsk, in the Kalwari cemetery.

Yanka Luchina, "Rodnay Starontsy"

A poem called "Rodney Starontsi" is a real magnum opus of the Yankee. In it, the author exposes the inhuman mode of that time. Nevertheless, the author does not lose hope, arguing that soon his people will live "I will get a share - I will share it." In general, the poem is imbued with a patriotic and unrestrained spirit. This work was first published in 1892.

Among other things, many Belarusian artists refer to Yanka's poem. Thus, in 1919 Yakim Karsky used the verse "Rodney Starontsi" as an epigraph for his work called "Belarusians". In the same year, Yazep Drozdovych created a graphic composition, which is based on the poem Yankees.

Creation

Luchin made his debut as a poet in 1886. It was then that in the first issue of the newspaper "Minsk leaf" was published his poem titled "Not for fame or calculation". The work was written in Russian. In it the author clearly stated the main goals and tasks of the new newspaper.

After his first publication, Luchin began to conduct quite an active literary activity. Yanka began to publish in the almanac called "North-Western Calendar", various Polish magazines. In addition, the Belarusian poet maintained relations with other intellectuals. Thus, Yanka, collecting folklore, collaborated with the rather popular ethnographer Paul Shane. In addition, Luchin corresponded with a playwright named Mitrofan Dovnar-Zapolsky. In letters, Yanka modestly calls his works "stihopletnymi undertakings."

Works in Belarusian

The first work in Belarusian Yanka Luchina wrote in 1887. It was a poem titled "Take the corpse of the dabradzea Starytskaga Belarussian words". Yanka wrote this work, being impressed by the performance of the Ukrainian troupe Mikhail Staritsky. After that, the poet begins to actively create in his native language. For a short period of time from the pen of the author there are poems "Dabradze artyu Manko", "Stary liasnik" and so on. In addition, the Belarusian writer discovers new genres for himself. Thus, the poem "Viyala", "Palyanychy akvareli from Palessya", "Andreay", "Ganusia" appeared on the light.

Most of the works of the Yankees are devoted to the realities of peasant life. In his work, the Belarusian poet often combines two popular literary trends of the time: realism and romanticism. Moreover, Janku can rightfully be considered an innovator. His poems are one of the first examples of Belarusian philosophical lyrics.

Among other things, Yanka Luchina was engaged in translations. Thus, thanks to Yanka, the Belarusian reader was able to join the work of such writers as Vladislav Syrokomlya, Ivan Krylov, Adam Asynka and others.