Mikhail Isakovsky. Life and creative way of the poet

Poet Mikhail Isakovsky was born in the village Glotovka in 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 intentions? 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 poor people, and the Isakovsky family was large. Unfortunately, due to hunger, 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 in the post office and often brought newspapers from work that helped his 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 find out what sympathy is, he learned to express his thoughts about human relationships.

Poetic talent was observed in the boy from early childhood, and this ability to empathize later resulted in the fact that Mikhail Isakovsky developed in his work the genre of the so-called lyrical writing.

Such a welcome education

From his earliest childhood, the poet found a very 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 in 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, he could not continue education in educational institutions 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 his career. 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 the Elninskaya newspaper, which he himself created from scratch. Of course, I also had to write myself, the typing machine 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 the chief editor of the then popular magazine Kolkhoznik.

His activities were very stormy, 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 and 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", "Ochi Kari".

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."

The postwar poem written by Isakovsky "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, suffering a complicated heart attack. While 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 fell into a deep depression, mourning for his companion.

In July, on the 20th, 1973, Mikhail Vasilievich Isakovsky dies.

The biography of the poet is so intense and difficult makes us, 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.