The Twelve (poem)

The Twelve
AuthorAleksandr Blok
Original titleДвѣнадцать
LanguageRussian
GenrePoem
Publication date
1918
Publication placeRussia
Media typePrint

The Twelve (Russian: Двена́дцать, romanizedDvenádtsat) is a controversial long poem by Aleksandr Blok. Written early in 1918, the poem was one of the first poetic responses to the October Revolution of 1917.