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# N. A. Nekrasov in his poem “Sovremenniki” addresses the reader about the sons of his age
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- Published: 2025-08-06T11:03:40.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-02T18:34:47.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Books, Society

I took a book, risen from my sleep, And read in it: "There have been worse times, But none more base"

I flung the book far from me.  
Can it be that you and I  
Are sons of such an age,  
O friend and reader mine?..

*Literal translation*

**From N.A. Nekrasov's poem "Contemporaries"**