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 into the very heart. It contains all of Asadov.
Biography, personal life
Children in the school curriculum do not study this poet, but, despite this, he is known and revered. How was the poet formed? Where did his childhood go?
Asadov's biography began in Turkmenistan, in the city of Merv. He was born on September 7, 1923. The time was 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, as a girl Kurtova - also worked as a teacher in school. After the death of her husband, she moved with her son to Yekaterinburg (then Sverdlovsk), where her parents and relatives lived.
Asadov lived in the Urals for 10 years and considers him his small homeland. He traveled a lot around this region and the poetās work was reflected in his love for the harsh nature of this land.
The influence of the grandfather on the formation of the poet's personality
The father of Lydia Ivanovna was Kurdov Ivan Kalustovich, "historical grandfather", as E. Asadov called him. Grandfather's biography is very rich.
He was acquainted with Nikolai Gavrilovich Chernyshevsky, for whom he worked as a secretary-scribe. It was Chernyshevsky who advised him to enter Kazan University.
At the university, Ivan Kalustovich gets acquainted with the ideas of the revolutionary movement and its participants, such as Vladimir Ulyanov. Participates in protests, the organization of illegal student libraries.
At the end of the natural faculty of Kazan University, Asadovās grandfather is distributed to the Urals, where he holds the post of Zemstvo doctor. After the revolution, he continues to work as the head of the medical department of the healthcare department.
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 his grandson managed to inherit.
Asadov began to write poetry at the age of eight, while still in school. He was also fond of theatrical productions and attended the drama club, whose leader was Dikovsky Leonid Konstantinovich. He became famous as an outstanding teacher, director.
Asadovās 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 start of World War II. 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 the guards mortar near Moscow and went to fight on the Volkhov front as a mortar gunner. Asadovās military biography is filled with exploits and heroic deeds.
At the front, Asadov distinguished himself with courage, courage and military dexterity. In addition to his duties, he learned others. Therefore, when a gun commander was wounded during a battle in 1942, Edward 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, being able to prevent the destruction of the entire division during the same battle, putting out the fire of the fighting vehicle 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, for six months, Asadov passed the two-year program of this educational institution and was awarded with a diploma for excellent success upon graduation.
Then Edward served on the North Caucasus Front as the chief of communications of the division. Then he was transferred to the 4th Ukrainian Front as an assistant to the battery commander. And then he led the battery of guards mortars.
Wound
The 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, Asadovās battery was almost destroyed by the enemy. However, a stock of shells remained. While at a neighboring firing point, the supply of shells was exhausted. Therefore, Asadov decided on a desperate act: to transport shells to a neighboring battery. To do this, he had to overcome a long open area, which was fired on by the enemy from all sides.
Edwardās fighting comrades characterized his act as a real military feat, committed for the sake of people, they believed that it was Asadov who turned the tide of the battle.
During this flight, the poet was very seriously injured, a shell fragment hit him in the head. But that did not stop the fighter. He delivered his cargo to its destination and only after that already lost consciousness.
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 recognized and recognized in both war and peace.
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, World War 1 degree, Red star. Residents of Sevastopol awarded his title "Honorary Citizen of the Hero City of Sevastopol." In honor of Eduard Asadov, a special stand was designed in the Sevastopol Museum, on which you can get acquainted with his life and career.
Already in peaceful life in the 90s, 2000s, the poet received numerous awards for the development of domestic literature and the development of interethnic relations. This is the Order of Honor, "For Merit to the Fatherland" 4 degrees, Friendship of Peoples.
In 1998, Asadov became the Hero of the Soviet Union.
Postwar art
The injury did not only affect Asadovās physical health. She left a certain imprint in the poetās soul. The period of depression has come, but creativity has taken up. Asadov continues to write. How does Asadov's biography develop in peacetime? Interesting facts are primarily associated with the work of the poet.
To understand what his creative abilities are, Asadov sends his works to Chukovsky, who has become 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 to write. And this despite the fact that on almost every line Chukovsky wrote his remark.
Inspired by Asadov, he enters the A.M. Gorky. Studying just fine, in 1951 graduated with honors.
Already in the years of study begins to be published. First in the magazine "Twinkle". His first work there is the poem "Back in Operation", which also won the first prize in a student competition. Immediately after graduation, the first collection of the poet "Bright Road" is published. Asadov becomes a member of the Writers' Union, writes a lot, travels around the country, organizes reading evenings, meetings.
Thanks to his work, he is becoming very popular. People understand his works are close. Eduard Asadov addresses in his verses the most pressing topics, writes about justice, patriotism, the beauty of the motherland, fidelity, 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 they did not linger in bookstores. About 50 poetry collections were published by Eduard Asadov.
Biography: poet's wife
Even during the hospitalization of Asadov, he was visited by both comrades and various girls. One of them soon became his wife. However, this marriage did not last long, and the couple broke up. What does it mean whether Asadov was happy, a biography? The personal life of the poet developed already in 1961.
With his second wife, Razumovskaya Galina Valentinovna Asadov met at one of his concerts. The girl worked in the Moskontsert as an artist. Galina enthusiastically recited the poetry of the poet. Asadov first made friends with Razumovskaya, and then this friendship ended in a strong marriage, despite the fact that the poet never saw his wife. Galina Valentinovna became a faithful companion of all the travels and creative evenings of the poet. She reprinted his poems cleanly, preparing them for publication.
Asadov remained a widower in 1997. His granddaughter Christina became his consolation. Kristina graduated from the Philological Faculty of Moscow State University and works as a teacher of Italian at MGIMO.
Last 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 has a life-affirming character, and it is especially popular among young people. More than one generation of our country has grown on his bright, soulful lyrics.