Photos and biography of Asadov E.A

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Eduard Asadov is a famous Soviet poet. He lost his sight during the Great Patriotic War, while still very young. Maybe that's why Edward sees not with his eyes, but with his soul. And his work is touching, bright and penetrating to the very heart. All Assadov is in him.

Biography, personal life

Children in the school curriculum do not study this poet, but despite this, he is known and revered. How did the poet develop? Where did he spend his childhood?

Asadov's biography began in Turkmenistan, in the city of Merv. He was born on September 7, 1923. The times were hard. A civil war has begun in Turkmenistan.

The poet's father was a school teacher, a graduate of Tomsk University. But during the war years, he became a military commissar, fought and died in 1929, when the boy was 6 years old.

Asadova's mother - Lidia Ivanovna, nee Kurtova - also worked as a teacher at school. After the death of her husband, she moved with her son to Yekaterinburg (then Sverdlovsk), where her parents and relatives lived.

10 years Asadov lived in the Urals and considers it his small homeland. He traveled extensively inthis land and the poet's work reflected his love for the harsh nature of this land.

The influence of grandfather on the formation of the poet's personality

Father of Lydia Ivanovna was Kurdov Ivan Kalustovich, "historical grandfather", as E. Asadov called him. The biography of the grandfather is very rich.

He was acquainted with Nikolai Gavrilovich Chernyshevsky, for whom he worked as a copyist secretary. It was Chernyshevsky who advised him to enter Kazan University.

At the university, Ivan Kalustovich got acquainted with the ideas of the revolutionary movement and its participants, such as Vladimir Ulyanov. Participates in protests, organizing illegal student libraries.

After graduating from the natural faculty of Kazan University, Asadov's grandfather is distributed to the Urals, where he holds the position of a zemstvo doctor. After the revolution, he continues to work as the head of the medical department of the Gubzdrav.

Ivan Kurdov was imbued with the philosophical worldview of Chernyshevsky and managed to pass it on to his grandson. Grandfather passionately loved people, believed in their kindness and conscience, was a courageous, strong-willed person. And all these qualities were inherited by his grandson.

Asadov started writing poetry at the age of eight, while still at school. He was also fond of theatrical performances and attended a drama club, led by Dikovsky Leonid Konstantinovich. He became famous as an outstanding teacher, director.

Asadov's school biography continued in Moscow, where his mother was transferred to work. After school, the poet chose between theatrical and literary directions. But the year of release coincided with the beginningGreat Patriotic War. Therefore, instead of the institute, Asadov went to the front.

War years

The decision to go to war was voluntary. The poet, without waiting for the official agenda, was trained in the unit of guards mortarmen near Moscow and went to fight on the Volkhov front as a mortar gunner. Asadov's military biography is filled with exploits and heroic deeds.

At the front, Asadov distinguished himself by courage, bravery and military dexterity. In addition to his duties, he learned others. Therefore, when the commander of the gun was wounded during the battle in 1942, Eduard managed to give him first aid and continued the battle on his own as both a commander and a gunner.

Moreover, he coped with these two duties perfectly well, managing during the same battle to prevent the destruction of the entire division, putting out the fire of the combat vehicle together with the driver. Then he continued to fight in the same unit already in two positions at the same time. And this did not interfere with his work at all, he continued to write poetry.

In 1943, the poet graduated from a military school and received the rank of lieutenant. Moreover, in six months, Asadov completed the two-year program of this educational institution and upon graduation was awarded a diploma for excellent success.

Then Eduard served on the North Caucasian front as the division's communications chief. Then he was transferred to the 4th Ukrainian Front as an assistant battery commander. And then he led the battery of guards mortars.

Wounded

Battles gradually moved to the Crimea. One of the battles near Sevastopol in 1944 became fatal for the poet. How was the poet Asadov wounded? His biography is tragic.

On this day Asadov's battery was practically destroyed by the enemy. However, the supply of shells remained. While at the neighboring firing point the supply of shells was exhausted. Therefore, Asadov decided on a desperate act: to transport shells to a nearby battery. To do this, he had to overcome a long open area, which was fired upon by the enemy from all sides.

Eduard's comrades-in-arms characterized his act as a real military feat accomplished for the sake of the people, they believed that it was Asadov who turned the tide of the battle.

During this flight, the poet was seriously injured, a shell fragment hit him in the head. But that didn't stop the fighter. He delivered his cargo to its destination and only then passed out.

Asadov was hospitalized, survived several operations. At the Moscow hospital, doctors told him that his vision could not be restored. The poet was only 21 years old.

Awards

Asadov's biography is marked by recognition and awards both in wartime and in peacetime.

For the courage shown during the war years, Asadov was awarded the medals "For the Defense of Leningrad", "For the Defense of Sevastopol", "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945", as well as the Orders of Lenin, Patriotic War 1st degree, Red Star. Residents of Sevastopol awarded him the title of "Honorary Citizen of the Hero City of Sevastopol". In honor of Eduard Asadov, a special stand has been set up in the Sevastopol Museum, where you can get acquainted with his life and work.

Already in peaceful life in the 90s and 2000s, the poet received numerous awards for the development of domestic literature and the development of interethnic relations. These are Orders of Honor, "For Services to the Fatherland" 4th degree, Friendship of Peoples.

In 1998, Asadov became a Hero of the Soviet Union.

Post-war creativity

The injury affected not only Asadov's physical he alth. She left a certain imprint in the soul of the poet. There was a period of depression, but creativity took over. Asadov continues to write. How does Asadov's biography develop in peacetime? Interesting facts are associated primarily with the work of the poet.

To understand what his creative abilities are, Asadov sends his works for consideration to Chukovsky, who became famous in literary circles as a tough but fair critic. The answer simply inspired Edward: he was told that he was a real poet, and he needed to continue writing. And this despite the fact that Chukovsky wrote his remark on almost every line.

Inspired Asadov enters the Literary Institute named after A. M. Gorky. He studies just fine, in 1951 he graduated with honors.

Already in the years of study begins to be published. First in the magazine "Spark". His first work there is the poem "Back in Service", which also won the first prize in a student competition. Immediately after graduation from the institutethe first collection of the poet "Bright Road" was published. Asadov becomes a member of the Writers' Union, writes a lot, travels around the country, organizes reading evenings, meetings.

Thanks to his creativity, he becomes very popular. People understand, his works are close. Eduard Asadov touches on the most topical topics in his poems, writes about justice, patriotism, the beauty of the Motherland, loy alty, love. People wrote letters to him, went to his concerts with pleasure and, of course, bought his collections, which, by the way, came out in hundreds of thousands of copies, nevertheless did not linger in bookstores. Eduard Asadov published about 50 poetry collections.

Biography: the poet's wife

Even during Asadov's hospitalization, both comrades and different girls visited him. One of them soon became his wife. However, this marriage did not last long, and the couple broke up. What does it say about whether Asadov was happy, biography? The poet's personal life took shape already in 1961.

Asadov met his second wife Razumovskaya Galina Valentinovna at one of his concerts. The girl worked at the Mosconcert as an artist. Galina enthusiastically recited the poems of the poet. Asadov and Razumovskaya initially became friends, and then this friendship was crowned with a lasting marriage, despite the fact that the poet had never seen his wife. Galina Valentinovna became a faithful companion of all travels and creative evenings of the poet. She typed clean his poems, preparing them foredition.

Asadov became a widower in 1997. His granddaughter Christina became his consolation. Kristina graduated from the Faculty of Philology of Moscow State University and works as an Italian language teacher at MGIMO.

Recent years

The poet spent his last years near Moscow in the village of Krasnovidovo. He died as a result of a heart attack in 2004 and was buried next to his wife and mother at the Kuntsevo cemetery. The last will of the poet to bury his heart on Mount Sapun was not fulfilled by his relatives.

But Asadov continues to live in his works, in the hearts of millions of people. His work is life-affirming, and it is especially popular among young people. More than one generation of our country has grown up on his bright, soulful lyrics.