Biography of Valentin Berestov and his career

Today we will consider the biography of Valentin Berestov. This is a Russian poet, lyrics, which he wrote for children and adults. He was also a researcher, Pushkinist, memoirist and translator.

Early years and activities

The biography of Valentin Berestov began in 1928, on April 1, in Meshchovsk, a city in the Kaluga Region. The future poet learned to read when he was four years old. In 1942, during the Great Patriotic War, the entire Berestov family was evacuated to Tashkent.

The biography of Valentin Berestov continued with his acquaintance with Nadezhda Mandelstam. The latter, in turn, organized a meeting between our hero and Anna Akhmatova. Then there was an acquaintance with Korney Chukovsky. They played a big role in the fate of Valentin Berestov.

In 1944, our hero, with letters of recommendation by Anna Akhmatova, went to Moscow. He ends the decade in the walls of a boarding school for gifted children. The educational institution is located in the Moscow region, Lenin Hills. On weekends, our hero in Kaluga visits his family.

The future poet studied at the History Department of Moscow State University. He graduated from this university. Then graduate school was passed at the Institute of Ethnography. In 1946, while still a student, our hero went to archaeological sites.

The poet Valentin Berestov published his first adult poems on the pages of the Youth magazine. They were dedicated to the exotic profession, so they turned into a favorite topic for parodists. The works of our hero appeared in 1946 in the publication "Change". In 1957, the first collection of poetry called “Departure” appeared. Soon the debut children's book for the preschool audience “About the car” was published. Then came a variety of collections of fairy tales and poems.

Our hero was in the Union of Writers of the USSR. In 1966 he signed a letter created in defense of Daniel and Sinyavsky. He wrote children's fairy tales together with his wife Tatyana Alexandrova , a writer and artist. Compiled with his wife "Favorites" on the basis of the "Explanatory Dictionary" Dahl.

Many writers and poets, both adults and children, with whom he maintained friendly relations and even patronized, have a sense of gratitude to Valentin Berestov. The poet is buried in the Khovansky cemetery.

Books

Above, we briefly talked about what path Valentin Berestov went through. His poems were published in particular in 1957 in the publishing house "Soviet Writer" and composed the collection "Departure". In 1962, the book Wild Pigeon was published. In 1964, the publishing house “Young Guard” published the prose work “The Sword in the Golden Sheath”. Its author is also Valentin Berestov. The poet’s poems also compiled the book “Family Photography”, which was published in 1973. In 2015, the work “Three Roads” was published.

For the smallest

Our hero actively created literature for children, as well as the younger generation. So in 1981 the book "School Lyrics" was published. “Poems about childhood and youth” are published. Soon there appears the continuation of the work School Lyrics.

The book "Smile" was compiled from poems and fairy tales, published in 1986. A collection of poems, "Definition of Happiness," appeared in 1987. In 1988, the Lark was published.

The short story “Katya in the Toy City” was published in 1990. Work on this book was carried out with T. I. Alexandrova. Soon there will be collections of poems “On the path to first grade” and “First leaf fall”.

In 1996, the books “Pictures in Puddles” and “Merry Summer” appeared. In 1997, the works “Princess” and “Favorite Poems” were published. Also, our hero belongs to the authorship of the work "Fifth Leg", consisting of epigrams and songs. In 1998, the selected works of the writer were published in two volumes. Soon the book “Hello, Fairy Tale” was published.

Next, we will simply name the main children's works created by Valentin Berestov. "Counting" refers to the most famous of them. Our hero’s pen also includes the following works: “How to Find a Path”, “Vitya, Fityulka and Eraser”, “Snake-Bouncer”, “Honest Caterpillar”, “Coltsfoot”, “River Sknizhka”, “Evil Morning”, “Master Bird”, “Stork and the Nightingale”, “Brought!”, “Ball”, “Twig”, “Real Man”.

Recognition and rewards

The poet was awarded in 1990 the State Prize of the RSFSR Krupskaya. In this way his book of poems “Smile” was noted. In 2000, the writer became an Honorary Citizen of the Kaluga Region. Poems of the poet are carved in a stone book in Italy in the homeland of Cicero in the city of Arpino.

Co-authored works

Together with T. Alexandrova, our hero wrote a number of books. In particular, “The Magic Garden”, “Katya in the Toy City” and “A chest with books”.

Together with N. Panchenko, the fairy tale "The Extraordinary Adventures of the Sun Bunny" was written. Books were also created on the life and work of our hero. Among such works, the Biobibliographic Index, which was published in 2001, should be noted. Its compilers were V. G. Semenova, T. S. Rozhdestvenskaya and E. M. Kuzmenkova. That's all. Biography of Valentin Berestov and his career were described in detail above.