Question re "Ubei presidenta"

[Elena Gapova]

Thanks to all for the commments; they helped me to see many facets of the issue.
 
My initial concern was about violence (putting aside the quality of the verse itself), which is presented in the poem as very real, and, I believe, this would be a matter of a concern (though not incarceration) in many societies; Ilja Erenburg's "Ubei nemtsa" made him a target of severe criticism by some intellectuals in the West (the lies that he also called to kill children and to rape women are even repeated today), though killing the nazis was exactly what was to be done in the war.

But, to be honest, the most popular toast in Belarus for several years already has been "Za snaipera!" (To the shiper!). Everybody understands why the sniper is called for and what his mission is, but nobody sees it as "violence". Just as good riddance. 

e.g. 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription
  options, and more.  Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at:
                    http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------