>He was a part-time propaganda poet of the Soviet regime Also a prominent futurist and a self-proclaimed proletarian poet. Historical figures such as Mayakovsk

>He was a part-time propaganda poet of the Soviet regime Also a prominent futurist and a self-proclaimed proletarian poet. Historical figures such as Mayakovsky shouldn't be perceived as black or white. By 1925, it still wasn't obvious that Soviet Regime would become what we know about it now. NEP period had something to be excited about in terms of economic development and political/personal freedoms (as opposed to dekulakization and related changes, which happened in the late 20s).