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:Egypt Says Traces of Explosives Were Found on EgyptAir Crash VictimsU.S. Aid Package to Philippines Deferred Amid Drug CrackdownChina Appears to Confirm It Has Militarized Disputed Spratly IslandsOn Campus: American Universities in a Gulf of HypocrisyOp-Ed Contributor: Will Democracy Survive Trump’s Populism? Latin America May Tell UsParis Journal: Rodents Run Wild in Paris. Blame the European Union.