Alexander Shmakov (1909-1989 gg.) - Russian novelist, researcher, local historian, whose creative activity consisted not only in writing literary works, but also in preserving the monuments of history and culture of the Urals and Siberia.
Short biography of A.А. Shmakov
The author of three dozen books, of which the mostknown is the novel "St. Petersburg Exile", was a full-fledged creative path: from an employee in the Far East to his own correspondent of the newspaper Pravda in the Irkutsk, Chelyabinsk, Kurgan regions and Uzbekistan. Accurate reconciliation of facts, reliability, clarity of published information were the main criteria in the work of the writer.
A native of the Krasnodar Territory, Alexander AndreevichShmakov, whose biography is a vivid example of purposefulness and love for his native land, began his working career as a miner in the Far East, then worked at the factory as a mechanic. From 1931 to 1935, he served in the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army as commander of a communications company, and later was a literary employee of the military press. Behind shoulders there was a study in the capital's litinstitute them. Gorky and Pedagogical Institute of the city of Tashkent. In 1964 he worked in the writers' organization of the Chelyabinsk region as the executive secretary.
A. Shmakov: "Petersburg Exile"
The first publications of essays and short stories took placein 1930 in the garrison edition "On Guard of the Motherland" and the regimental printing press. In 1941, the readers were presented with the book "Stories about the son and mother", in 1951 - the historical novel "Petersburg Exile" about the exile to Siberia of the Russian writer-revolutionary Alexander Nikolaevich Radishchev, work on which the author began in 1939.
In the process of working on the novel, the writer conductedgreat research activity, studied a large number of sources concerning A. Radishchev. The colossal work done in the archives of Krasnoyarsk, Tyumen, Irkutsk, Tobolsk, became for the writer a huge scientific school, which developed a passion for seeking information and a thirst for knowledge of the unknown.
To the beloved Urals is dedicated
Moved to Chelyabinsk in 1952 for a permanentplace of residence, Alexander Shmakov took up studying the history of the Urals, traveled this region far and wide, met people, wrote down legends and songs, studied newspapers and magazines of the past.
Alexander Shmakov was a man who can appreciatea foreign literary work and managed to bring back to life dozens of names, such as P. Paduchev, P. Vtorov, M. Chuchelov, S. Uzhgin, A. Turkin - writers who are not indifferent to the history of the Urals and who managed to write about their beloved territory interestingly and truthfully. Shmakov wanted talented works to reach their readers. Acting as a deputy at various meetings, he sought to perpetuate the memory of poets and prose writers in the names of streets and memorial tablets.
The son of his time
A purpose-oriented local historian and researcher,a talented writer and journalist, a professional leader, a public figure. Tall, slender, smart, with a lot of daring ideas and promising projects. The son of his land and his time. A simple and sincere person who served honestly and selflessly to his land, his homeland - Alexander Andreevich Shmakov.
