Before you are small poems about the war, which can be offered for reading to children. These verses do not reflect the monstrous brutality of wartime and therefore do not injure. They only with light strokes create the image of a destructive war that has broken so many human destinies. These touching verses shyly and sadly penetrate the very heart.

1. “No, not in this city ...”, Agnia Barto. The famous children's poet and writer was born in 1906. During the Great Patriotic War she was evacuated with her family to Sverdlovsk and knew all the hardships of hard work of the rear. The poem tells how a soldier remembers his hometown and dreams of returning home. To read…
2. “Far forty-first year ...”, Victor Luzgin. Nothing is known, except that the author died at the front in 1945, having gone through the trenches throughout the war. In his poem, the soldiers retreat, because they literally have nothing to fight. Even bread seems to reproach them. A funny fairy tale narrative contrasts with the tragic content. To read…
3. “Four friendly guys”, Samuel Marshak. Born in 1887. During World War II he published poetry in the newspaper Pravda. He died in Moscow in 1964. In his poem, children go and talk about how they live during the war. Their cheerful twitter is not conveyed by children's stories, which, nevertheless, will be understandable to the child. To read…
4. “White birches were spinning”, Alexander Twardovsky. Born in 1910. During the Great Patriotic War he worked in a newspaper, at the same time wrote his famous poem "Vasily Terkin." He was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War. He died in 1971. His poem describes triumph during the war: round dance, accordion, songs. The whole Motherland celebrates the holiday, even in spite of its grief. To read…
5. The Pioneer Package, Sergei Mikhalkov. Born in Moscow in 1913. Poetic talent manifested itself in childhood. During World War II he worked as a correspondent in newspapers. He died in 2009.
   In this poem, the author of the Soviet and Russian hymns described how the pioneers collected very important items and products for the fighter in the parcel. To read…

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