Ode to Liberty (poem)

Ode to Liberty
by Alexander Pushkin
Original titleВольность, Ода
Written1817
CountryRussia
LanguageRussian
Subject(s)Liberty
FormOde

"Ode to Liberty" is a poem written by Alexander Pushkin.[1] Upon graduation from the Lycee, Pushkin publicly recited the poem, one of several that led to his exile by Tsar Alexander the First.

Authorities summoned Pushkin to Moscow after the poem was found among the belongings of the rebels from the Decembrist Uprising (1825).[2]

  1. ^ Thorpe, Vanessa (21 April 2018). "Pushkin descendant puts Russian poet's turbulent life on stage for first time". The Guardian.
  2. ^ "On This Day: Alexander Pushkin". The Moscow Times. June 6, 2019.