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A famous [[Russian]] [[poet]], '''Joseph Brodsky''' defected to the [[United States]] from the [[Soviet Union]] in the midst of the [[Cold War]]. He was initially exiled to an estate by trial for 'social parasitism'. After his return from exile, he left for the United States, where he wrote much famous American [[literature]], and became the [[United States Poet Laureate]].

== Famous Quotes ==

During his [[trial]], Brodsky was asked by a [[judge]]:


Judge: And what is your profession, in general? 

Brodsky: I am a poet and a literary translator. 

Judge: Who recognizes you as a poet? Who enrolled you in the ranks of poets? 

Brodsky: No one. Who enrolled me in the ranks of humankind? 

Judge: Did you study this? 

Brodsky: This? 

Judge: How to become a poet. You did not even try to finish high school where they prepare, where they teach? 

Brodsky: I didn't think you could get this from school. 

Judge: How then? 

'''Brodsky: I think that it ... comes from [[God]]'''

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[[Category:Russian Poets]]
[[Category:Cold War]]