February 28, 1913 – August 27, 2009 (96 years old)
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Sergei Vladimirovich Mikhalkov (1913–2009) - writer, poet, playwright, chairman of the Russian Writers' Union, author of anthems of the USSR and the Russian Federation, political figure. Known for his poems for children, on which the whole country was brought up.
The material was prepared jointly with a teacher of the highest category, Kuchmina Nadezhda Vladimirovna.
Experience as a teacher of Russian language and literature - 27 years.
Carier start
After graduating from school, the young poet returned to the capital. He worked in several places until he finally became an employee of the Izvestia newspaper, even if it was a freelance one. In the biography of Sergei Mikhalkov, it is important to note that at that time his poems were published in the most famous newspapers and magazines in the country. For example, in Ogonyok, Pravda, Komsomolskaya Pravda, Izvestia, etc. However, after the publication of the poem, “Uncle Styopa” became even more famous. In 1935 (the year the poem was published) Mikhalkov began his studies at the Literary Institute. And already in 1937 he became a member of the Union of Writers of the USSR. In just a few years, the poet Sergei Mikhalkov became known throughout the Union.
In a brief biography of Mikhalkov, it is worth mentioning that Sergei Vladimirovich received the highest award of the USSR in 1939 - the Order of Lenin.
Brief biography of Sergei Mikhalkov for primary school children
S. Mikhalkov was born in Moscow in March 1913.
Sergei began to show poetic talents as a child.
In 1928, in the Stavropol Territory, where he and his family had previously moved, the first publication of Mikhalkov’s poem took place.
After school, the poet returned to Moscow, changed jobs until he became a freelancer for the Izvestia newspaper.
Since 1935, Mikhalkov has been studying at the Literary Institute, and already in 1937 he joined the Union of Writers of the USSR.
It only took a few years for the fame of the poet to spread throughout the entire Union.
1939 was a significant year for Mikhalkov; he received the Order of Lenin.
During the war years, Sergei Vladimirovich worked as a correspondent and developed film scripts.
And after the war, he began writing for children.
The poet also showed himself as a political figure, constantly moving up the career ladder.
In August 2009, Sergei Mikhalkov passed away.
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War time
When the Great Patriotic War began, Sergei worked as a war correspondent. Developed the script for the film “Frontline Girlfriends” (for which he received the State Prize), “Fight at Falcon”. After the end of the war, he changed the direction of his creativity. Famous poems for children by Sergei Mikhalkov appeared. He also created children's plays and wrote scripts for cartoons. At the same time, Mikhalkov worked on the script for the film, which became very famous, “Three Plus Two” and the film “Great Space Journey”. In 1944, after the government decided to change the anthem, Mikhalkov became one of the authors of the text of the new version. The second edition of the text of the anthem came from the pen of Mikhalkov in 1977. The third - in 2001 (already the anthem of the Russian Federation).
In 1962, on his initiative (he was one of the authors and organizers), the film magazine “Fitil” began to be published.
Achievements in various fields of art
During the Great Patriotic War, the writer becomes a war correspondent. In parallel with this, he creates scripts for some films, in particular, for the films “Front-line Girlfriends” and “Fight at Falcon”. After the battle is over, Sergei Vladimirovich decides to work further in a completely different direction. He composes poems for children, writes scripts for cartoons, and produces several children's plays.
Sergei Mikhalkov also wrote the scripts for the comedies “The Great Space Journey” and “Three Plus Two”. In 1962, he launched the film magazine “Fitil”. In 1944, the government decided to change the anthem, and the author of the new song was elected through a competition. Mikhalkov becomes him. In 1977, the second edition of the composition was published, and in 2000 it became the anthem of Russia.
Political activity
Over time, Mikhalkov moved up the career ladder. He became the secretary of the Writers' Union, as well as the secretary of the Union of Writers of the RSFSR (later the chairman). He showed himself as a political figure, being a deputy of the Supreme Council. Many critics argue that Sergei Mikhalkov’s poems and his activities were servility and deceit. He took part in the persecution of dissidents, truly believing that this process was justified. Later he became one of the members of the State Prize commission. Since 1992, he has been one of the chairmen of the Society of Writers' Unions. The works of Sergei Mikhalkov were so popular that by 2008, according to general estimates, their circulation amounted to 300 million. In 2008, for outstanding literary merits, he was awarded the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle.
Biography of Sergei Mikhalkov
Sergei Mikhalkov devoted a lot of time to social activities. He was a member of the Commission for the Stalin (1949), and then the Lenin and State Prizes of the USSR in the field of literature and art under the Council of Ministers of the USSR (1976), since 1988 - a member of the Commission for State Prizes of the RSFSR, since 1997 he was also a member of the Commission under the President Russian Federation for State Prizes of the Russian Federation in the field of literature and art.
He was a member of the Board of the USSR Ministry of Culture, headed the Moscow Writers' Organization (1965-1970), was chairman of the board of the Union of Writers of the RSFSR and secretary of the board of the Union of Writers of the USSR (1970-1992). He was co-chairman of the executive committee of the Community of Writers' Unions (1992-1999), Honorary Chairman of the executive committee of the International Community of Writers' Unions (1999-2000).
Sergei Mikhalkov was an honorary professor at the Moscow State University of Culture and Arts (1998), an honorary professor at the Moscow State Open Pedagogical University. M. Sholokhov (2002), corresponding member of the Petrovsky Academy of Sciences and Arts (St. Petersburg) (2002).
On August 27, 2009, Sergei Mikhalkov died at the age of 97 and was buried at the Novodevichy cemetery.
Mikhalkov's work has been awarded numerous awards. The poet was a Hero of Socialist Labor (1973), laureate of State Prizes (1941, 1942, 1950, 1978), Lenin Prize (1970). Awarded two military orders and six medals, four Orders of Lenin (1939, 1963, 1973, 1983), the Order of the October Revolution (1971), the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st degree (1985), two Orders of the Red Banner of Labor (1967, 1988), the Order of Friendship peoples (1993), Order of Honor (1998), Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh (1993), Order of the Holy Blessed Tsarevich Dmitry (1998), Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II degree (2003), Order of St. Apostle Andrew the First-Called (2008), as well as orders and medals of socialist countries.
Sergei Mikhalkov was married twice. In 1936, he married children's writer and translator Natalia Konchalovskaya (1903-1988), daughter of artist Pyotr Konchalovsky and granddaughter of artist Vasily Surikov, in 1997 - Yulia Subbotina, theoretical physicist, daughter of RAS academician Valery Subbotin.
Sergei Mikhalkov is survived by two sons, Andrei Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky and Nikita Mikhalkov, both world-famous film directors, People's Artists of Russia.
Audio:
1. Sergei Mikhalkov reads an excerpt from his poem “Uncle Styopa.” 1970
2. Sergei Mikhalkov reads an excerpt from the poem “Uncle Styopa the Policeman.” 1970
3. Igor Ilyinsky reads an excerpt from Mikhalkov’s poem “About Thomas.” 1965
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The last years of the life of Sergei Mikhalkov
In the last years of his life, Mikhalkov worked hard to create “The Biggest Book for Kids,” which was published in the late 2000s.
By 2008, the total circulation of Sergei Mikhalkov’s books was, according to various estimates, about 300 million copies.
On the day of the writer’s 95th birthday, Vladimir Putin signed a decree awarding Mikhalkov the Order of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called - with the wording for his outstanding contribution to the development of Russian literature, many years of creative and social activity. His biography truly deserved this order.
Brief biography of Sergei Mikhalkov
We bring to your attention a short biography of Sergei Mikhalkov . It, like many other biographies of outstanding people, is unique and interesting.
The childhood years of Sergei Mikhalkov
Sergei Vladimirovich Mikhalkov was born on March 13, 1913 in Moscow. His mother, Olga Mikhailovna, worked as a teacher and nurse; and his father, Vladimir Alexandrovich, was a collegiate assessor.
Sergei Mikhalkov spent his entire childhood, together with his brothers Sasha and Misha, in the Moscow region. Due to the fact that the rural school was too far from their home, all the Mikhalkov sons studied at home.
The German-born governess Emma Rosenberg was involved in raising these boys. The children obeyed her unquestioningly, doing everything she told them. Serezha really enjoyed studying.
He especially enjoyed learning German. Even as a child, he could read Schiller and Goethe in the original, and also speak German fluently.
When the Mikhalkov family moved to Moscow, the children began to attend the local school. Sergei entered the 4th grade straight away. Due to the fact that the boy stuttered badly, he was the object of ridicule from his classmates.
But very soon he managed to conquer his peers with his sense of humor and intelligence. These qualities helped him throughout his entire biography.
Mikhalkov's first poems
At the age of 9, Seryozha composed his first poem. He even published a home magazine with his own hands, in which he published his creations.
Sergey Mikhalkov
The father did not remain indifferent to his son’s talent. Over time, he decided to send Serezha’s poems to the famous poet Alexander Bezymensky to hear his opinion. When he became acquainted with the work of the young talent, he replied that such talent must certainly be developed.
In 1927, the Mikhalkov family moved to Pyatigorsk, because the father of the family was offered a job there. But even in this city, Sergei Mikhalkov continued to write poetry, and soon several of his poems were published in local publications.
The talent of the aspiring poet did not go unnoticed, and Mikhalkov was accepted into the Terek Association of Proletarian Writers. This event became the starting point in Mikhalkov’s creative biography.
After finishing his studies at school, Sergei decided to return back to Moscow. At first he had serious financial difficulties, since little money was paid for poetry. He had to work part-time at a weaving factory and even participate in geological expeditions.
At the same time, he became a freelance correspondent for the Izvestia publication. At this time, his first collection of poems was published, as a result of which his life changed dramatically.
Mikhalkov's poems begin to be published in various magazines and newspapers of the USSR. They are heard on the radio and from the stages of various theaters.
In 1936, Sergei Mikhalkov published the poem “Svetlana” in the Izvestia magazine, named after the girl he liked. And although Mikhalkov’s poems did not touch the girl’s heart, they sank into the soul of Joseph Stalin, whose daughter was also called Svetlana.
The leader liked this work so much that he began to take an interest in the poet. From that moment on, the biography of Sergei Mikhalkov changed completely.
The birth of the giant "Uncle Styopa"
In 1935, young Sergei Mikhalkov was invited to participate in a pioneer song competition. He happily responded to this offer and even became a counselor at a children's camp. Sergei went on hikes with his children and listened to different stories from them.
Upon returning home, he presented his works to the editor of Pioneer, Boris Ivanter. Ivanter agreed to publish some of them in the magazine.
Mikhalkov was so happy about this that it prompted him to write an entire children's poem, which, ultimately, became almost the main thing in his biography. This is how “Uncle Styopa” was born.
Boris Ivanter was so impressed by Mikhalkov’s work that he not only published this poem, but also sent Sergei to Samuil Marshak (see interesting facts about Marshak).
Meeting Samuil Yakovlevich had the most positive influence on Mikhalkov. He learned a lot from him and was able to further improve his writing skills.
The main character of the poem “Uncle Styopa” was an ideal citizen of his state. By reading this work, children could learn to understand what human heroism consists of and how a true patriot of his country should behave.
When “Uncle Styopa” was read by the no less famous children's poet Korney Chukovsky, he predicted the immortality of this poem, in which he turned out to be absolutely right.
