Mikhalkov's works: a brief description

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Mikhalkov's works occupy a prominent place in Soviet and Russian literature. His poems, children's poems, fables, plays, film scripts and, finally, the words to three hymns deservedly brought him all-Union and all-Russian fame and fame.

Short biography

Mikhalkov Sergey Vladimirovich was born in 1913 in Moscow into a family descended from an old noble family. His childhood was spent in a manor near Moscow. The boy received an excellent home education. Already in early childhood, he became interested in literature and poetry. As a child, he began to write poetry. He wrote his first poem when he was only nine years old.

After some time, the family moved to the Stavropol Territory. In the late 1920s, he began publishing in local newspapers. Then he moved to Moscow, where he was forced to do physical work for some time. However, he never abandoned his studies in poetry. The young poet became famous throughout the country in 1935, when his poem "Uncle Styopa" was published. This was followed by the release of a collection of poems, which strengthened his fame. During the war years, he worked as a war correspondent, at the same time he wrote the anthem. After the victory, he continued to publish his works, was engaged in active social activities, founded the Wick magazine. Mikhalkov Sergei Vladimirovich played an important role in the development of Russian literature, dramaturgy, and poetry. The famous poet died in 2009.

Early compositions

The first poems of the poet immediately attracted attention. The father noticed his son's talent and somehow showed his poems to the poet A. Bezymensky, who approved the young man's first experiments. One of the author's first compositions is called "The Road", in which he demonstrated mastery of rhyme and language.

Mikhalkov's works are distinguished by brevity, conciseness and extraordinary expressiveness, largely due to the fact that the poet wrote from childhood in the best traditions of Russian classical literature. He grew up on Pushkin's poems and Krylov's fables, on the works of Mayakovsky and Yesenin. It is not surprising, therefore, that even his first literary experiments were very successful. Since 1933, his works have been regularly published in leading domestic magazines. One of the most famous works of this period is the poem "Svetlana".

Success

Mikhalkov's works were very popular and loved by readers even before his most famous children's poem was published. The fame of the children's writer was strengthened by the success of a new composition - the poem "Three Citizens", which he wrote during his participation in the competition for the best pioneer song.

After that, the author decided to try himself in another genre and started creating his own, probably the most famous work - a poem"Uncle Styopa". The image of a kind, ingenuous giant, who is ready to help at any time, immediately gained all-Union love.

It took the poet several decades to create the famous tetralogy. After the war, the poem "Uncle Styopa is a policeman" and two others were published. In them, the main character, remaining the same good-natured giant, gradually became more lyrical. Particularly touching, perhaps, is the part "Uncle Styopa and Yegor", in which the poet introduced the image of the main character's son.

Other compositions

Mikhalkov's works have become popular largely due to their optimism, lively and cheerful language, as well as deep worldly wisdom. In the pre-war period, another of his famous poems, “What about you?”, was published, which resembles a counting rhyme in form, but nevertheless is imbued with a serious philosophical meaning and sound.

Another characteristic feature of Mikhalkov's work is that he often created characters who could not always be a role model. On the contrary, quite often, in the images of his characters, he ridiculed the shortcomings that are inherent in children: laziness, effeminacy, rudeness, boasting. Many of his phrases turned out to be so well-aimed and witty that they turned into a proverb. His rhyme is extremely simple and is remembered literally from the first time (for example, his famous "Song of Friends", which is probably known to every child).

Works of the war years

During the war, the poet workedAs a correspondent, he visited many front lines, received a number of high awards for bravery. His military lyrics, like the works of Tvardovsky, are distinguished by their simplicity and light language, reminiscent of folk songs, which immediately made it popular. Among the works of this period are, for example, the poems "A soldier lies behind the huts …", "Letter home" and others. It is noteworthy that it is this poet who owns the epitaph on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Fables, plays, scenarios

In the mid-1940s, on the advice of the writer Tolstoy, Mikhalkov decided to try his hand at a new genre - writing fables (he had loved Krylov since childhood). His first works in this genre were a great success. In total, he wrote about two hundred fables, which were included in the golden fund of Russian literature. The poet also wrote the script for some well-known Soviet films, one of the most significant being the comedy Three Plus Two, based on his play.

A feature of the poet's work is that he was able to express very serious and deep thoughts in the most accessible form, while entertaining and teaching. Such, for example, is his poem "Sasha's porridge".

Mikhalkov's books are still sold in huge numbers in our country.