Yevtushenko s The Heir of Stalin
Yevgeny Yevtushenko is internationally the best known of the post-Stalin generation of Russian poets. Yevtushenko became a spokesman for the young generation. ... Yevtushenko’s poem, “The Heirs of Stalin”, contained the warning that Stalin did not die. "And I appeal / to our government with a plea: / to double, / and treble, the guard at this slab, / so that Stalin will not rise again, / and with Stalin - the past." Yevtushenko dealt with burning topics of the day with a strong rhetorical note. ... “The Heirs of Stalin” is a poem that emphasizes the effect that the death of Stalin had on the people of Russia.