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"On the Field of Kulikovo" (1908), trans. by Vladimir Markov and Merril Sparks (1966)"The Twelve" (1918), trans. by Gerard Shelley (1942)The Twelve

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O Russia! O my wife! Our long and narrow Road lies clear though distressed.
Our road with an old Tatar freedom's arrow Has deeply pierced our breast.

Alexander Blok

Alexander Blok (1880–1921), Russian poet. "On the Field of Kulikovo," st. 2 (1908), trans. by Vladimir Markov and Merril Sparks (1966).

Recalling the Russian victory over the Tatars in 1380.

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