Biography of Oleg Grigoriev - poet and artist

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Oleg Evgenyevich Grigoriev is a poet and artist, a typical representative of the Leningrad underground of the 20th century. He was born in 1943, during the evacuation on the territory of the Vologda region. After the end of the war, Oleg Evgenievich, together with his mother and brother, moved to the city of Leningrad.

Backstory

The future poet began his creative activity as an artist. Oleg Grigoriev loved to draw since childhood and at first wanted to leave his mark in this particular area of art. Therefore, he went to study at an art school at the Academy of Arts in Leningrad. But later he was expelled from there. This happened in 1960, the reason for the student's exclusion was formulated as "formalism", in fact, the future poet's attempt to defend his individuality can be called the reason. Also, the reasons were given for the fact that he painted wrong and wrong, was a brawler with a special look, catching the satirical and tragic side of life, which many did not like.

After leaving the Academy and parting with his "artistic" dream, Oleg Grigoriev was engaged in completely different activities, far from creativity. At that time he worked as a watchman, fireman, janitor.

The start of the journey

Nevertheless, he was a talented person. BUTHis abilities were not limited to drawing. Oleg Grigoriev began writing poetry at the age of 16. Composing his works, he completely got used to the role, his infantilism and eccentricity won, and it was with this bias that he always lived and wrote.

In 1961, the poet came up with a quatrain: "I asked the electrician Petrov." This little rhyme has become a widely known and beloved folk poem.

This man had an amazing skill. The poet Oleg Grigoriev saw adults through the eyes of children and children through the eyes of adults, and this made him popular with both. Miniatures from poems were easily remembered, and the veracity of the described absurdity attracted the Soviet people even more.

The main property of Oleg Grigoriev's poems is irony. In the USSR, to put it mildly, it was not encouraged. But without irony, watching the news on TV or reading Soviet newspapers of that time was simply impossible. At that time, everyone was covered with a mocking attitude towards modern reality, so this feature of Oleg Grigoriev's poetry turned out to be popular and memorable.

Edition of the poet's first book

In 1971 the author's first book was published. Oleg Grigoriev published poems and stories for children in it. The book was called "Eccentrics" and gained wide popularity and popularity among the Russian people. According to several creations, issues of the popular television magazine Yeralash were even made from it. Many works from this collection have become part of St. Petersburg urban folklore. The irony in this children's book was manifested muchsofter, the verses here are quite cute, funny, sometimes even heartbreaking.

Continuation of the creative path

In the early 1970s, the poet was sentenced to two years "for parasitism." His punishment consisted in forced labor for the construction of a plant in the Vologda region, where he served it directly. But later the poet was released ahead of schedule.

In 1975, Oleg Grigoriev took part in an exhibition widely known for that time in the Nevsky Palace of Culture. But even this success did not contribute to the moral elevation of the author. He still continued and continued to drink and more and more became a person incompatible not only with the social life of society, but also with its everyday side.

In 1981, his second book for children, "Growth Vitamin", was published. Unfortunately, the verses from it caused misunderstanding and indignation of some important representatives of literary circles, due to which Grigoriev was not admitted to the Writers' Union at that time.

His next book - "The Talking Raven" was published already in new times for the country - during Perestroika, in 1989. In the same year, he received the following conviction - "for debauchery and resistance to the police", but for this he was given a suspended sentence. He got such a light punishment, because many colleagues then spoke out in his defense.

Last years of life

Oleg Grigoriev's life was rather hard, in recent years he was constantly under the influence of alcohol, as, indeed, throughout his life.

At the end of his lifeOn the way, however, a significant event occurred for the poet - six months before his death, he was finally admitted to the Writers' Union.

Oleg Evgenievich Grigoriev died on April 30, 1992. The cause of his early death was a perforated stomach ulcer. The funeral of Oleg Grigoriev took place in St. Petersburg, at the Volkovskoye cemetery. In honor of the poet, a memorial plaque with his name was opened in the house at 10 Pushkinskaya Street in the Northern Capital.

Wrote Oleg Grigoriev poems that truly correspond to the ironic spirit of the Soviet era. To this day, many admire the humor and lightness of such poetry. Oleg Grigoriev published books during his lifetime in a small amount, but they gained fame among the public and are still being published.