Poet Mikhail Isakovsky was born in the village of Glotovkain the very beginning of the 20th century, in January 1900. How could a boy from a simple and destitute family become a famous poet? Did he manage to realize all his creative ideas? What kind of person was Mikhail Isakovsky? The biography of the writer is in this article.
Childhood of the poet
The parents of Mikhail Vasilyevich were very poorpeople, and at the same time the Isakovskys family had many children. Unfortunately, because of the famine, not all children could survive, but Michael was lucky, as they say, was born in a shirt. The family was very much tormented by hunger. Money all the time was not enough, and the memories of little Misha about childhood were far from the brightest.
His father worked at the post office and often brought with himwork of the newspaper, which helped the little son learn to read and write. Thus, the future poet became the only literate person in the whole district. People from neighboring villages began to address him, so that he wrote letters to their relatives. Undoubtedly, the boy was very flattered, and his desire to learn grew every day. While writing letters, the boy learned what thoughts and feelings people have for each other, being at a distance, who has any problems and experiences. This helped him to know what sympathy is, he learned to express his thoughts about human relationships.
Poetic talent was observed in the boy withearly childhood, and this ability to empathize later resulted in the fact that Mikhail Isakovsky developed in his work the genre of the so-called lyric writing.
Such a welcome education
From his earliest childhood, the poet was found verya serious incurable eye disease. And at the age of thirteen, his eyesight began to deteriorate, which threatened to completely blind. This illness made the boy very modest and shy. He went to school from the age of 11, but in the classroom he was laughed at, and he began to study at home, controlled by teachers. Making great strides, Mikhail Isakovsky delighted parents and teachers.
In 1913, the boy graduated from high school,he was able to continue his studies at the Smolensk gymnasium. There he wrote one of his best poems - The Traveler (1916). Unfortunately, the poet had to drop out of school at the gymnasium, because the family was in desperate need. He had to go to work to help feed his family.
Alas, but education in educational institutions hemore to continue and could not, did not give the eye disease. But Mikhail Isakovsky until the end of his life engaged in self-education, read a lot and, of course, wrote poetry.
Work activity of the poet
During the October Revolution, the poet began hislabor activity. Even without a profile education, he was invited to work as a teacher in primary school, where he showed himself as a talented teacher.
1918 for the poet is very important - he joins the All-Union Communist Party of the Bolsheviks. From this moment he begins to write a lot.
A year later he was appointed editor of Yelninskayanewspaper, which he himself created from scratch. Of course, it was also necessary to write, the typewriter was simply not reachable. Undoubtedly, such painstaking work worsened his already poor vision.
In 1926, Mikhail Isakovsky was elected secretary of the board of the RAPP. Now he is more often printed in newspapers.
Five years later, in 1931, Mikhail Vasilievich moved to Moscow to become editor-in-chief at the then popular magazine Kolkhoznik.
His activities were very rapid, he was engaged in journalistic work, he was in parties, he created his own works.
In the 50's and 60's he traveled several times abroad. In other words, he was very active at a fairly mature age.
Not an easy creative path
At the age of 12 his first known poems were written: "Lomonosov" and "The Way".
In the 1930s the poet gained wide popularity thanks to the songs "Katyusha", "I do not have that color", "The eyes are brown".
He could not take part in military operations for health reasons, but he morally supported all those who were at the front, devoting a number of poems to them: "In the Forest with Frontline," "Good-bye, Cities and Huts."
Written by Isakovsky postwar poem"The enemies burned their native hut" was forbidden for a long time. It was believed that the soldier can not cry, but must heroically endure all difficulties. But still after a while the poem was published, and Mark Bernes put the words to music, despite the ban.
The language of Mikhail Vasilievich's poetry is very musical, clear to the people, clear. He fell in love with many for the ability to accurately and concisely express human feelings and empathize with everyone.
At the end of life
In his last years, the poet is engaged in active parliamentary activity, and is also fond of prose - he writes "The Elnin Book".
In 1971, he is seriously ill, sufferscomplicated heart attack. Being in the hospital, he learns that along with him there is his friend, poet and writer Tvardovsky. But they can not come and visit each other - everyone's health is too weak. And after Tvardovsky's death in December of the same year, Isakovsky falls into a deep depression, mourning for his companion.
In July, on the 20th, 1973, Mikhail Vasilievich Isakovsky died.
The biography of the poet is so intense and difficultmakes us, the readers, take an example from this strong person. About him as a famous poet of the 20th century was filmed the film "The Brilliant Primitive. The Riddle of Isakovsky. "
The poet was buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow. There he also erected a monument.
