Abstract

Subramaniam Bharati (1882-1921) was a pioneer of modern Tamil literature. He was a poet, writer, lyricist, journalist, social reformer and pioneer of the freedom movement in South India. Subramanian Bharati is a pioneer in the rise of Tamil poetry in the twentieth century. He is known by various names such as Bharattiar, Subbaiya, Shaktidasan, Mahakavi etc. The personality and ideals of his age still influence the minds of the Tamil people. His literature gained an all-India context. It is not just that the all-India context received. Bharati also had a strong global outlook. Bharati always tried to relate his ideas to different events in the world. Therefore, his literature is certainly influenced by various world events. The �Russian Revolution� of 1917 was one of the most important events in the world. Bharati's poems are the first to mention the Russian Revolution in India. After the Russian Revolution, the poet wrote the poem named as 'Pudiya Russia' which meaning is �new Russia�� to welcome the new Russia. The poet hopes that the new environment of the new Russia will bring a message of equality, no-caste discrimination and orderly social life. In this paper we will try to discuss how the poet sees Russia in his poem Pudiya Russia.

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