Pavlova Nina Alexandrovna: biography, creativity

Pavlova Nina Aleksandrovna is a writer, journalist and playwright. Fame brought to it the publication of the book "Easter red", which documents the murder of three monks of Optina Desert by a crazy Satanist. Nina Alexandrovna is deservedly considered an Orthodox writer, since her main works are devoted to Christian themes.

Childhood writer

July 29, 1939 in the family of simple Soviet workers Anastasia and Alexander Derevyankinov the daughter of Nina Derevyankin was born, in the future - Nina Pavlova. Her biography begins in the Altai in a city called Slavgorod. Later, when the war broke out, Nina's father went to the front as a volunteer and was identified in Uzbekistan on the Central Asian border. There and passed the writer's childhood.

About the parents the writer said that the pope was "just a lieutenant colonel", and mother - "mother-general". His mother, the chief agronomist, was in charge of selling seeds, which were highly valued during the post-war hungry time. The writer characterizes her mother as a woman strict, proud, adamant and incorruptible. For her inflexibility, the writer's mother once went to jail for two days. The reason was her refusal to transfer the first harvest of elite tomato varieties to the government table.

On the question of whether the mother remained a believing Orthodox, while among Muslims, Nina did not give an unambiguous answer. However, she recalled that her mother knew the liturgy by heart and was very abusive to her daughter when she played a Muslim woman.

Life in Moscow

Nina Dereviankina, a natives born in Siberia, grew up in the East, lovingly remembering this region, its customs and culture until the end of its days. Therefore, the first time visiting Moscow at age 17, Nina Pavlov was struck by the metropolitan way of life. It seemed to her that all the residents were scandalous, unkind and impolite.

In Moscow, Nina enters the Faculty of Journalism at Moscow State University, after receiving the diploma, works as a correspondent in the newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda. Working in Komsomolskaya Pravda, Nina Alexandrovna meets and interviews many famous people, visits various cities. Later she is engaged in drama. The writer recalled that her parents and spouse did not approve of Nina's occupation, considering her studies as "calming".

Dramaturgy in the work of writer Nina Pavlova

Nina Alexandrovna's creative work is primarily associated with Orthodox themes. It is difficult to imagine that she is the author of the plays. However, Pavlova Nina, living in Moscow, gained fame as a writer-playwright, becoming the author of several plays. The most popular of them are the plays "Carriage", "The Fifth Season".

"Wagon" was put in the Moscow Art Theater in 1982. Then this performance made a real sensation. The performance was staged by the fashionable and well-known director Kama Ginkas, who combined the actors of the theater and orphanages in the cast. Later the play was staged in the theater of the Surgut University. In the play "Carriage" the author tells about difficult teenagers - girls, touching the actual question, why they became "difficult".

The Way to Faith

In the 80s, like many other citizens of the USSR, the successful journalist Pavlova Nina, is exposed to the inferiority of the political system and visits popular at that time meetings of people who disagree with the existing authorities. At these meetings the Gospel was read and discussed, as Nina Alexandrovna later admitted, it was done "boldly, presumptuously and ignorantly." Nina gets acquainted with Orthodox books, studies them.

Studying Orthodoxy, Nina tried to treat the books she read to her family, thus inducing their indignation. How can one teach unbaptized Orthodoxy? Nina accepts baptism and again encounters misunderstanding of her relatives. The writer Nina Pavlova remembers with regret that all her dear people to Orthodoxy came through torments and trials. The only son became a believer only during a serious illness, the father decided to address God only before his death.

Moving to Optina Pustyn

In 1988, Nina Alexandrovna and her family moved to Optina Pustyn. The reason for this was a serious illness of his son. Medicine was powerless in the fight against the disease, and the only thing the writer hoped for was prayers. Moving was a difficult test. Accustomed to a comfortable metropolitan life Pavlova Nina was horrified at the sight of the monastery, which more resembled ruins, the spirit of desolation reigned around. After exhausting searches, the writer bought a house on the outskirts of Kozelsk. Only later did she fall in love with her new home with all her heart and every time, remembering her move, thanked God that he sent her to Optina Deserts, where she lived the last twenty-six years of her life.

"As I wrote, so write"

Settled in Optina Desert at the monastery, Nina Alexandrovna decided to stop writing.

She came to her spiritual mentor for advice, what to do with her at the church to be useful, he answered her: "As I wrote, so write." Thus, Nina Alexandrovna received obedience to write about the life and life of Optina Desert.

So there was a spiritual writer Nina Pavlova, although she herself did not consider herself such. Nina Alexandrovna admitted that it is difficult to collect orthodox records, to record the history of the monastery, to collect miracles because of the great responsibility for what was written. She explained this by the fact that there are a lot of "falsehoods", and it is difficult to distinguish truth from lies. Nina Pavlova's books She considered her playwrights, paying special attention to revealing the characters of her characters, despite the fact that she described the documentary events.

Creativity of the writer

During her life, Nina Alexandrovna wrote many stories, stories and parables. The main direction of creativity, of course, was Orthodox documentary. Nina Pavlova's stories are devoted to the description of the life of Orthodox people. Her works are successfully published in many magazines and online publications.

Readers loved her works for their sincerity, simplicity. Each narrative of the author contains a deep moral and life lesson. Therefore, the author's books can not be regarded as merely a description of documentary events. They teach us to live in harmony with God, the surrounding world and, first of all, with ourselves. The author's attempt to recognize God's harvest in this or that event is clearly traced.

It should also be noted that Nina Pavlovna, a member of the Writers' Union of Russia, communicated and supported many novice Orthodox writers, editing their works and assisting in the publication.

Books by Nina Pavlova

For his creative activity, the author has published three books. The first book was "Easter Red", which is the most popular and readable among the author's other creations. It was translated into seven languages and reprinted five times.

The second book "Mikhailov Day" describes the life and life of young people who have recently come to faith. The events described in the book unfold in Optina Desert and around the Pskov-Pechersky Monastery, where Nina Pavlova originally wanted to move from Moscow.

The third book of Nina Pavlova "Come to me" Is dedicated to the memory of the nun Faith (Baryshnikova). Like other narratives of the author, this collection is based on documentary events taking place in the life of different people.

"Easter Red"

This book, according to Nina Alexandrovna, was given to her with great difficulty. This book tells the story of the life and death of Hieromonk Vasily, the monk Trofim and the monk Ferapont. The murder of these people was committed by a fanatical Satanist for Easter in 1993. To create the book, the author used excerpts from the diary of Hieromonk Vasily, memories and stories of people familiar with the killed in different periods of their lives.

Nina Pavlova personally knew the victims and noted that after their death life in the monastery changed dramatically. "Previously, we lived happier, happier, and now have become much more serious," Nina Alexandrovna recalled in her interview with the newspaper Vera. After the tragic events on Easter in 1993, the construction and restoration of the monastery began in Optina Desert, Nina Pavlova also noted. Books "Easter red", "Mikhailov day" and other narratives helped to acquire Optina Desert special popularity among pilgrims. Many began to come to pray to the martyrs Basil, Trofim and Ferapont.

The Last Story

Nina Alexandrovna died of cancer on October 25, 2015 at the age of seventy-seven. Until recently, she did not stop writing. Many people to whom she helped, with whom she was actively involved in correspondence, did not even suspect the writer's fatal illness. She did not complain about her illnesses, steadfastly accepting all the hardships that fell to her lot, remaining a kind and bright person.

This is what Nina Alexandrovna remembered for her admirers. Many Orthodox people discovered Optina Pustyn due to her stories about the monastery. Most of her creative activity, Pavlova Nina devoted to describing the life of ordinary Orthodox people, whom she met on her way. Each of her stories carries a deep morality, teaches understanding, love and patience to relatives.