Today we will tell you who Valery Kastryuchin is. Our hero was born in 1952, January 26, in the Kiev region, the city of Fastov. Comes from a family of workers. Russian by nationality.
Parents
The father of the future writer, Arkady Nikanorovich, comes from the Novosibirsk region, a native Siberian. During the Great Patriotic War he served in the Navy. Received many military awards. The mother of our hero, Lyudmila Iosifovna, comes from the city of Fastov, Ukrainian. Maiden name is her Dovgart. The family did not stay long in one place. Valery Kastryuchin with his parents went to the circumpolar Vorkuta, then to the Altai Territory, and later to Kazakhstan. As a result, the family ended up in Ukraine again. Later, our hero with his parents ended up in Belarus. It was in 1961.
Education
Valery Kastryuchin studied at a Belarusian high school. He entered the philological faculty of BSU named after V.I. Lenin. I chose the Belarusian-Russian branch. After graduating from the university (in 1975) he taught Russian language and literature in a rural school. Valery Arkadyevich Kastryuchin was a correspondent for the republican newspaper Zorka, a publication for teenagers and children. He got the post of senior editor of programs of the Belarusian television. He also worked on the creation of the republican children's magazine "Swing".
Literary activity
Valery Kastryuchin began to create works in his school years. In 1968 he published his first work in the Belarusian edition of Vyaselka. His children's stories were regularly published on the pages of local magazines and newspapers.
In 1975, the first book of our hero was published - "Berezkiny clothes." Later his works “Wonderful Islands”, “Tales of the Forest Glade”, “Elk Mushroom” were published. In 2006, with the blessing of Metropolitan Filaret, a book of children's poems "Heavenly Bell" was published. The work was reprinted in 2008.
The book "Tales of the Forest Clearing" has been updated several times already. It was reprinted in mass circulation. In 2003, this book was released in Kiev in Ukrainian translation. Her audio option was also released. In 2010, the cited book was translated and published in Poland as a gift edition.
Together with Vladimir Tsvetkov, three works were created in the science fiction genre: Travelers in Time, Fantastic Odyssey, Adventures in the Valley of Five Winds.
Recently, the writer continues to publish children's stories. In particular, books were published at various publishers: “Forest Child”, “Thanks for the Reindeer,” “Tales of the Magic Garden”, “Fly, Butterfly”.
In 2013, Bookmaster Publishing House published 16 books of our hero. They all entered the series "Forest full of miracles." Among them were such works as “Borkino Gora”, “Strawberry Glade”, “Green Notebook”, “The Tale of Soma Syoma”, “How Michael Woke”, “Kolyusha-Firkusha”, “Pike-Zluka”, “About What sings a cricket ”,“ Fear of the Hare Pulka ”,“ Sunny Flower ”,“ Yulkin Present ”.
The author continued to collaborate with the same publisher. Thanks to this, in 2012-2014, the gift series "Tales of Animals" was released.
The works of our hero were published in many collections. His stories and tales were translated into Serbian, Polish, Ukrainian and Belarusian. Since 1980, our hero has been a member of the Union of Journalists. He lives in Minsk. Since 1995, has been a member of the Union of Belarusian Writers.
Read more about works
Incredibly fascinating series of fairy tales of our hero was called "Tales of birds and animals." The writer in this collection tells the story of animals. In particular, in the book "Red Critters" Kastryuchin Valery told about the brave little Squirrel, who miraculously managed to escape from a
fire in the forest. Together with his sisters and mother, he crossed the river. The work is designed for children of school age.
Also worth noting is a collection of writers called "Forest Child." It included 12 stories on the theme of nature. All works are united by a common thought. Its essence is to show the fine line between the human soul and nature.
Also, the pen of Heaven’s Bell belongs to our hero’s pen. In it, the reader will go to the edge of the forest. There he will hear a magic flute sound in a birch-white grove, and will meet each of the 12 months.
The author also created the book The Yellow River. It includes two sections: “On the Island of Three Pines” and “Forest Windows”. The first consists of fairy tales, the second - from stories. The book is designed for school children.
The writer was primarily fond of his stories about nature.