Inna Kalita

The paper tells about the experience of studying the writings by Alexander Tvardovsky in a foreign audi-ence. The symbolic meaning of his works in the context of Soviet literature is underlined, specific concepts are emphasized, the further analysis of which may be promising not only for teaching purposes. Being treated as a leading representative of Smolensk poetic school Alexander Tvardovsky is analyzed within the frame of Soviet literature traditions, some stylistic aspects which appear because of language interference are also accentuated.