Cykl sonetów Wiersze na temat Siergieja Rafalskiego

Abstract

Sergey Rafalsky is recognised as a representative of the First Wave of Russian Emigration, he was also a member of literary association „Skit”. The association was a small group of Russian poets who were writing in Prague in 1922–1940. Rafalsky’s sonnets Flight, Vision, In a bistro, Duel and Exile constitute the cycle entitled Poems on the topic. They form a coherent poetic utterance, concentrating on the theme of mythological, historical and legendary characters. In the sonnet cycle the poet deals with alienation, exile, exclusion from own community, individual’s involvement in the historical processes and with search for the meaning of life in the new social and political settings.