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According to wikipedia: When Yevtushenko first visited Babi Yar he was shocked to find no memorial. Instead he saw a garbage dump, right on top of thousands of
by coffeemug 10y ago
According to wikipedia:
When Yevtushenko first visited Babi Yar he was shocked to find no memorial. Instead he saw a garbage dump, right on top of thousands of dead bodies, with trucks coming in to dump more garbage.
He was so moved by the sight that he wrote the poem in a couple of hours in his hotel room.
- sratner 10y agoTo anyone reading the original or a translation, also recommend listening to the poem performed by the author: https://youtu.be/OlWWhLVDd80 https://youtu.be/OlWWhLVDd80