The most recognizable landscape description in Russian literature

[Elena_Baraban at UMANITOBA.CA]

How about Lermontov's 
"Vykhozhu odin ja na dorogu, 
Skvoz tuman kremistyi put blestit 
Noch tikha. Pustynia vnemlet Bogu, 
I zvezda s zvezdoju govorit .... 

V nebesakh......."

Or Pushkin's description of autumn in "Onegin"? 

And are we limited to literature only? What is after all meant by "most 
recognizable landscape description"? Recognizable by whom? And in what 
historical period? 

Surely, many people would rely on songs (sth like "Step da step krugom..." or 
those composed on the lyrics by Esenin) in picking up  a landscape description 
that would be "most typical" or "accurate." Esenin is indeed a wonderful 
source for nature descriptions that have become important for many in Russia.
("Klen ty moi opavshii", "Otgovorila roshcha zolotaia...", "Belaia bereza pod 
moim oknom", etc...)

Elena 




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