Provided are a display substrate, a preparation method and a driving method thereof, and a display apparatus. The display substrate includes a circuit substrate, a plurality of elastic electrode pillars disposed on the circuit substrate, and a plurality of second addressing electrodes and a plurality of light-emitting elements disposed on the elastic electrode pillars, the circuit substrate includes an addressing circuit and a plurality of first addressing electrodes, wherein the addressing circuit is configured to provide a first electrostatic voltage to the first addressing electrodes and a second electrostatic voltage to the second addressing electrodes; the first electrostatic voltage and the second electrostatic voltage are configured to control the deflection angle of the elastic electrode pillar.