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:Record-Smashing Heat Wave Kills 33 in QuebecYad Vashem Rebukes Israeli and Polish Governments Over Holocaust LawMore Remains Found Near Home Used by Suspected Canadian Serial KillerFor Europe, Cutting the Flow of Migrants Challenges Basic IdealsTrump and Putin Will Meet One-on-One in Finland, Officials SayProof of Children’s Vaccinations? Italy Will Now Take Parents’ Word for It