The poetic world of Andrey Krivoshapkin

Abstract

The subject of this research is the poetics of poems of the national Yakut poet Andrey Vasilyevich Krivoshapkin. A. Krivoshapkin is a prominent writer not only in the Even literature, but also in the national literatures of the peoples of the North. His talent is versatile: poet, prose writer, and publicist. The pinnacle of his literary heritage are the poems “World of the Even” and “The Sacred Deer”. The article examines such aspects of the topic, as the reflection of sacred images of the Even people, national worldview in the poetic world of A. Krivoshapkin. Special attention is given to Krivoshapkin’s poetic description of the bravery of native people in development of the Far North and struggling for survival in its severe conditions for many centuries. The conclusion is made that in his poems “The Sacred Deer” and “World of the Even”, Andrey Vasilyevich Krivoshapkin reveals the strength of the soul, stiffness of the northern people before severe natural conditions, and their wisdom. Depicting a peculiar world of the Even people and their national character, he writer creates a complete image of the entire lifestyle of his native people. The novelty of this work lies consists in the description of the specific poetic world of Andrey Krivoshapkin, where the spiritual-ethical values of all peoples of the North are presented through the realistic descriptions of everyday life of the Evens. The poet conveys their aspirations and hopes for the future.