In the following excerpt, Slonim studies the progression of Blok's poetry in relation to both his life and social and political conditions in Russia; identifies the major elements of Blok's style; and comments on Blok's views concerning the role of the artist in society.

In the following essay, Reeve offers a reading of The Twelve as an apolitical poem, in which the Christ figure symbolizes "apotheosis in suffering not through it" and "real freedom in actual restraint as distinguished from the idea of liberation."

In the following essay, Bowra assesses Blok's place among European poets, identifying and examining three phases in his poetic development.

In the following essay, which first appeared in Zhirmunskij's The Poetry of Alexander Blok (1921), Zhirmunskij traces the development of Blok's love poetry and his poetry about Russia, underscoring the spiritual basis of both sets of verse.

In the following excerpt, Thomson examines the evolution of Blok's views on culture and the role of the artist in society in terms of the Russian struggle between the intelligentsia and the masses.

In the following excerpt, originally published in 1935, Lavrin investigates Blok's poetry in terms of romanticism and Russian symbolism.

In the following essay, originally published in 1924, Trotsky discusses The Twelve and Blok's understanding of the Bolshevik Revolution.

In the following essay, the critic outlines the predominant characteristics of Blok's early and late poetry and also comments on the continuity of his work as a whole.