Treicheang Shóivéideach 1: Kiev

Publication Instance Details #1889

Publication Overview

Translation	Is Multilingual	Explicit Irish Context?	Ekphrasis	Has Paratext?	Reference to News, Media or Technology
No	No	No	No	Yes	No

Details

Human Rights Issues	War Poverty/Deprivation/Lack of Sustenance State Violence
War / Genocide Referenced	War: Second World War
Languages	Irish
Genre	Part Of Lyric Sequence
Medium	Print Collection
Paratext Text	Domhnach Cincíse in ArdEaglais Naomh Vladamir 24-v-1970
Notes	The speaker's journey through the Soviet Union in the 1970s is described in this poem. In this poem, located in Kiev, he reports on beggars, war veterans, the poor, and cripples, who seek the church for relief and sustenance. There is a mention of 'Joseph and Adolf' at the beginning of the poem, which is a clear reference to World War II, and the Communist takeover of Ukrainian territory after the war. The poem highlights the importance of Christianity to the people of Kiev, despite the USSR's disapproval of official religion.