Voznesensky, Andrei (Vol. 15) - Introduction

Voznesensky, Andrei 1933–

Voznesensky is considered one of the finest contemporary Russian poets. Voznesensky, who was a protégé of Boris Pasternak, explores the artistic imagination at odds with political authority and the concerns of the individual over the collective. His work is technically refined and highly experimental in its use of modern jazz and rock rhythms, slang, neologisms, and technical jargon to evoke the diversity and confusion of modern city life. (see also CLC, Vol. 1)