"Things should be done with magnificence..."

I came across this poem by Yevtushenko in a volume which contains his own selections...

Let us be great!
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things should be done with magnificence.
It is no matter what a thing is,
nothing should be mediocre
...
The mediocre is unnatural.
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Command yourself. Be famous.
The lack of greatness is matter for shame.
...

I wonder where Yevtushenko is coming from, this call to exalted, magnificent labor here...and this exhortation to greatness...is it satirical?