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Was Yevtushenko ever embroiled in any literary controversies?

  • Yes

  • No

  • Maybe in Russia

  • He stayed clear of controversies

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Yevgeny Yevtushenko was involved in a number of literary controversies during his lifetime. In 1962, he published a poem titled "Babi Yar", which was a powerful indictment of anti-Semitism in the Soviet Union. The poem was banned in the Soviet Union and Yevtushenko was criticized by the government. In 1968, he published another controversial poem, "The Heirs of Stalin", which was also banned in the Soviet Union.
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