What is the historical background of Pushkin's writing I envy your brave boatman in the sea?

Background This poem was written around 1824. At that time, Russia under the czar was as suffocating as a "prison", and Pushkin hated this claustrophobic life. What flows in the poet's blood is an active factor, which is the pursuit and desire for nature. He is going to "a distant sky, a distant foreign land" to pursue a brand-new life. So he wrote this poem. He expressed his life pursuit of fighting for freedom and ideals like a brave boatman at sea. The appreciation of this poem is written in the tone of second person address, and the poet expresses his life ideal through dialogue with the boatman. The "brave boatman" depicted in the poem is only a virtual artistic image, and he lives a life of constant fighting and struggle in a difficult environment. This is also the life that poets yearn for.

The whole poem can be roughly divided into two layers: the first five lines of the poem outline the image of the boatman-"spending his life in the storm under the sail shadow", "the storm" symbolizes the harsh environment, and "the sail shadow" is an integral part of the boatman's brave image. The boatman's living environment takes the sea as the background, forming a magnificent background. Let us see the image of a respectable brave man. His life is not without peace. "Harbor" symbolizes a stable life. He can rest, but why fight the wind and waves? Because the "wave of temptation" is calling, this "wave of temptation" is naturally the pursuit and direction of life. The brave boatman is brave because he is a restless struggler who constantly meets challenges. At this level, the author naturally expressed his praise for the brave boatman and hinted at the author's own life ideal with "I envy you".

The second layer of poetry more clearly expresses the poet's pursuit. The phrase "My heart is full of the same passion" completed the transition. The following shows that he wants to leave his immediate living environment and pursue a free life. Pushkin was disgusted with Russia under the czar. The atmosphere here suffocated him and he was tired of the claustrophobic life at that time. What flows in the poet's blood is the active factor, the pursuit of nature and the desire for freedom. Leaving "Europa" and "prison" that bored him, he will go to "distant sky, distant foreign land" and live a brand-new life. Perhaps the road pursued is full of ups and downs and hardships, but for the sake of freedom and the ideal in my heart, the poet is willing to fight like a brave boatman on the sea!