To the Portrait of Zhukovsky

To the Portrait of Zhukovsky - fact Summary

Dedicated to Vasily Zhukovsky

This short address to Zhukovsky’s portrait praises the older poet’s enduring charm and moral influence. Pushkin credits Zhukovsky’s verses with lasting appeal across jealous times, the power to inspire young readers toward fame, and the capacity to console the sorrowful and temper the joyful. The poem frames Zhukovsky as a guiding literary figure whose work sustains and shapes readers’ feelings and ambitions.