In traditional Russian cultural consciousness European is almost inevitably interfaced and opposed “Asian” and actually “Russian”; Europe (as historical and cultural, mental, sociallyphilosophical, political etc. a myth) in a context “West” is opposed to “east” as in religious (the western and east branches of Christian Church), and common cultural sense. J.P.Kuznetsov’s poem became a part of Russian poetic tradition. Here there is a communication with Pushkin, Lermontov, Tyutchev. The poet in own way opens a theme. Smiths are staticized by sense of unity, a generality of Russia and Europe. Loss of this generality for the poet is tragic. Semantics of a poem is multilayered and difficult.