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Becher Johannes Robert
(1891—1958)

German poet and essayist. After an early association with the Expressionist movement, Becher turned to Communism. His anti-imperialist poetry, notably Der Leichnam auf dem Thron [the corpse on the throne] (1925), led to exile from Nazism (1935–45) in the USSR, where he produced such volumes of poetry as Wiedergeburt [rebirth] (1940) and Deutschland ruft [Germany calls] (1942). After the war he settled in East Germany, founded the literary review Sinn und Form, and was appointed Minister of Culture (1954). His postwar writings (including Macht der Poesie [poetic power, 1955] and Das poetische Prinzip [poetic principle, 1957]) stressed socialist humanism and the artist’s responsibility to society.

DDR, 1959, Johannes Robert Becher

DDR, 1970, Johannes Becher medal

DDR, 1971, Johannes Robert Becher

DDR, 1981, Johannes Robert Becher

DDR, 1982, Words of Becher

DDR, 1959.10.28, Berlin. Johannes R. Becher

DDR, 1981.11.27, Juterbog. Johannes R. Becher

DDR, 1972, Autograf of Johannes R. Becher

DDR, 1985, Johannes R. Becher