"Grandfather" is a work of the classic of Russian literature, poet and publicist NA Nekrasov (1821 - 1877). This is a poem about the Decembrists and their wives, in which the protagonist - the old Decembrist - is a generalized image. The historical nature of the poem is conditional, because the task of the poet is enlightening. Nekrasov strove to influence morally the younger generation and show t...