Biography

Van Blema, David. "Yevgeny Yevtushenko." People Weekly (31 March 1986): 70-7, 75-7.

Incorporates Yevtushenko's commentary during a visit to New York City, providing an overview of his life and career.

Criticism

Bayley, John. "Poet of the Appropriate." Times Literary Supplement (14 June 1991): 3.

Discusses the public nature of Yevtushenko's poetry and essays in The Collected Poems and Fatal Half Measures.

Brown, Clarence F. "Ashes and Crumbs." Times Literary Supplement (7 January 1994): 8.

Reviews the selection and organization of Twentieth Century Russian Poetry, disputing factual information and calling the anthology "a mess."

Lloyd, John. "Perestroika and Its Discontents." London Review of Books (11 July 1991): 12.

Questions the sincerity of Yevtushenko's political motives as represented in Fatal Half Measures.

Mano, D. Keith. "Yevtushenko." National Review (17 July 1987): 53-5.

Outlines the literary and cultural significance of Yevtushenko's career.

Yevtushenko, Yevgeny. "A Poet's View of Glasnost." Time (9 February 1987): 32-3.

Offers Yevtushenko's views of the social and political changes under Gorbachev's rule.

Interview

Vanden Heuvel, Katrina. "Yevtushenko Feels a Fresh Wind Blowing." Progressive (24 April 1987): 24-31.

Addresses Yevtushenko's views on Russian politics, poetry's public service, glasnost, and relations with the West.