Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Poet Who Stirred a Generation of Soviets, Dies at 83 Mr. Yevtushenko’s defiant verse inspired a generation of young Russians in their fight against Stalinism during the Cold War. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Rupert Stadler, Ex-Audi Chief, Charged With Fraud in Diesel ScandalChinese Nationalists Bring Threat of Violence to Australia UniversitiesAfghan and U.S. Forces Blamed for Killing More Civilians This Year Than Taliban HaveHong Kong Charges Dozens of Protesters With Rioting, and Clashes EruptA Provocateur on the Front Lines of China’s War of Words With the U.S.Your Wednesday Briefing