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The poem expresses both love of country and an anguished rejection of Russian state violence, from Tsarist to Soviet times.
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English translation of the title: Russia
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English translation of first line: Great, two-faced Russia, -
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Transliterated first line: Velikaya, dvulikaya Rossiya, -
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The first line contains an untranslatable play on words: 'velikaya' [great] sounds like 'dvulikaya' [two-faced].
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Author's note: 1985
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Subjects:
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cRussia,ccFormer Soviet Union,cEastern Europe, Europe,
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