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Birth
Yevgeny Yevtushenko was born in Zima Junction, Siberia. -
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The Life of Yevgeny Yevtushenko
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World War II
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First Poem
Yevtushenko wrote his first poem at age 10. -
First Poetry Publishing
Yevtushenko got his poetry published for the first time by a sports journal when he was 16 years old. -
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Gorky Institute of Literature Education
Yevtushenko attended the school from 1951 to 1954, but got expelled for "individualism." -
Publishing of his First Book
Yevtushenko's first book of poetry, "Prospects of The Future," was published when he was 19 years old. -
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The Thaw of the Soviet Union
Nikita Krushchev became the leader. The period was time where Russians experienced more freedom, especially with art, music, television, travel, and writing. It was a process of De-Stalinization. -
Joseph Stalin dies.
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Babi Yar
Yevtushenko's most famous work was published in 1961. -
Heirs Of Stalin
Yevtushenko gained early fame by speaking out against Stalin. -
Time Magazine
Yevtushenko was featured on the cover of Time Magazine. -
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Era of Stagnation
A period in the Soviet Union's history when the country experienced negative economic, political and social effects. Leonid Brezhnev, Yuri Andropov, and Konstantin Chernenko. The suffering time contributed to the Soviet Union's decline. -
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Perestroika
The time of restructuring the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, led by Mikhail Gorbachev. He tried to improve the country's socialism, but tensions kept their situation from improving. -
Soviet Union Collapses
Long struggles of unification, economic crisis, and political unhappiness caused the destruction of the once superpower. -
University of Tulsa
Yevtushenko became a teacher for half the year at the University and still continues to teach there to this day. -
"Defender of Free Russia"
Yevtushenko receives a medal as "Defender of Free Russia" because of his efforts in resisting the Communist coup in August 1991. -
Putin's Reign Begins
Chosen as Prime Minister in 2000, Vladimir Putin has remained in a spot of authority over Russia ever since. He became president in 2000 and stayed until his term was over in 2008. He went to back as Prime Minister, but took the presidency once again in 2012 where he has stayed to this day.
