Ivan Andreevich Krylov, whose short biography will be considered in this article, is a well-known fabulist. He was also a translator, a State Counselor, a member of the Russian Academy, published many magazines, wrote both comedies and tragedies. In all his works, not only human, but also social vices are exposed, they all differ in a well-defined and vivid language, satirical acuity.
Krylov's biography: childhood, education
February 13, 1769 is the day when the future fabulist was born in Moscow, in the family of an army officer. During the Pugachevsky rebellion, his father defended Yaitsky town, where Krylov spent his early childhood. The upbringing of the son was engaged in by his mother, Maria Alekseevna. When the boy was 9 years old, his father died, and the family had a very hard time. Out of mercy, Ivan took lessons from the teachers of the Lvov family, later joined the Kalyazinsky Zemsky Court, then to the Tver Magistrate. In 1782, Krylov moved to St. Petersburg, and from 1783 he began to serve in the Treasury. In his free time, he studied foreign languages, music theory, mathematics, had the honor of meeting some art connoisseurs and writers of that time.
Krylov's biography: first experience
Krylov began his literary career as a playwright (the opera Coffee House, the tragedy Filomena, the comedy The Writer in the Hallway, etc., 1786-1788). Ivan Andreevich closely communicated with actor Dmitrevsky, playwright Plavilshchikov. In the late 1780s, in his comedy Pranksters, he ridiculed the famous playwright and his wife, for which he was excommunicated from the theater and public service. The fabulist Krylov, whose biography is full of unexpected twists, began working as a journalist, publishing the magazine “Mail of Spirits”. In 1791, Ivan Andreevich founded the company, which published the magazine “Spectator”. However, soon the publication of magazines was banned due to ambiguous satirical and moralizing statements.
Krylov's biography: opal
In 1794, Krylov left to live in Moscow, in 1797 he became the personal secretary of General Golitsyn, who soon fell into disgrace, and Krylov, of his own free will, went to exile with him and taught his children to read and write. At this time (1801-1803), Ivan Andreevich was engaged in a poetic retelling of the psalms.
Krylov's biography: writing fables
The first book with fables was published in 1809. In total, Krylov wrote more than 200 satirical works, and in 1843 the most complete edition was published - a collection of nine books. In many fables, cowardice, cruelty, and self-interest are ridiculed; each work has a moral and a moral meaning. Some works describe the events of political and public life in Russia (Crow and Chicken, Dog Friendship, etc.). Decembrist Bestuzhev noted the pathos of the works of Krylov, Pushkin and Zhukovsky talked about the national character and natural originality of the fables. However, even today these works are very popular, and some quotes from them even serve as a guide to action or ridicule certain actions.
The great fabulist died on November 21, 1844, and they buried him in the Alexander Nevsky Lavra.