Anna Akhmatova left an indelible, truly female mark in Russian literature. In her work, the poetess often turns to love topics, permeating poems with sentimentality, sensuality and pain.

1. "I know you are my reward." This work is the personification of the love experienced by Akhmatova. The poetess praises her chosen one, calling him her reward for all the trials that she had to endure. For her, he is an angel carrying a new happy life. Read the text of the poem ...
2. In the poem «You are always mysterious and new. ” Akhmatova opens the door to her personal life, behind which lies not only a bright feeling, but also inherent difficulties. Love is a test, prohibitions, submission. However, in her opinion, it does not matter, everything can be endured, just to be near and love. Read the text of the poem ...
3. However, the poetess does not always allow herself to bow before a man. In the poem "Heart to Heart is not riveted," she makes it clear that she will never keep herself close to herself, thereby granting freedom of choice to her lover. Read the text of the poem ...
4. Another character trait of Akhmatova is pride, manifested in the work “And you thought - I am also like that ... ". No matter how strong the poetess’s feelings are, she will not begin to humiliate herself and try to return the departed. Akhmatova contrasts herself with those women who are ready for anything in order to return their beloved: from a tearful plea to a love spell of the healers. She will not even devote a look to that person. Read the text of the poem ...
5. “There are many shiny rings on his hand ...” - The first published poem by Akhmatova, dedicated to Nikolai Gumilyov. Thanks to this work, we can imagine the image of a beloved through the eyes of a poetess. She ascribes to the poet the conquest of many women's hearts, which are compared with precious stones - ruby, diamond, opal. However, she is in no hurry to add her heart to his collection. Read the text of the poem ...
6. “So many requests from my beloved always” — a poem about the life of a loved one, where the role of the poetess was so short. However, Akhmatova does not harbor hatred and does not seek to forget this, on the contrary, she wants this to pass through the years, gaining a place in the memory of his children. Read the text of the poem ...
7. "What is, I wish you another". This paper expresses a reluctance to obey patterns and change due to the unfortunate role of the poetess in the life of men: always a lover, widow and never beloved wife. A sad story of fate, which is quietly and humbly approaching the end, without causing fear. Read the text of the poem ...

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