The West (Mayakovsky)
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| Author | Vladimir Mayakovsky |
|---|---|
| Original title | Запад |
| Language | Russian |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Publisher | Izvestiya, Parizhsky Vestnik, Krasnaya Niva, Krasnaya Nov, Gosizdat |
Publication date | 1922-1935 |
| Publication place | USSR |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
The West (Russian: Запад) is a ten-poem-cycle by Vladimir Mayakovsky written in 1922-1924 after his extensive foreign tour which included visits to Latvia, Italy, Germany, France and the United Kingdom. It was followed in 1925 by an eight-poem cycle, Paris (Париж), inspired by the impressions from his visit to France. Originally the two cycles were seen as separate collections. Compiling the material for the first edition of The Works by V.V. Mayakovsky, the author put them under one heading.
The 1922–1924 poems were published originally in the USSR, mostly by Izvestiya newspaper. Five of his French poems first appeared in Parizhsky Vestnik, a short-lived (1925–1926) newspaper which was based in Paris, sub-titled Messager russe de Paris and supported by the Soviet Embassy in the city.[1]