Andrei Nekrasov is a writer, essayist, prose writer, better known to the reader as the author of the adventures of the famous captain Vrungel and his faithful assistants - Fuchs and Loma.
Favorite cartoon
More than one generation of children has grown up on this work, successfully filmed by director D. Cherkassky in 1978. The voices of your favorite characters in the 13-episode cartoon are Saveliy Kramarov, Vladimir Basov, Mikhail Pugovkin, Sergey Martinson. The hapless and fearless captain Vrungel was voiced by Zinovy Gerdt.
Andrei Nekrasov could hardly write such an epoch-fantasy book for children while sitting at home at his desk. Therefore, he personally decided to conquer the seas and oceans in order to actually come into contact with the life of his hero. Rather, it was the other way around: at first there were oceans and seas, and then a pretty character Christopher Bonifatievich Vrungel appeared, who described his incredible adventures around the world, naturally embellishing them a little.
Andrey Nekrasov: biography
Andrei Sergeevich Nekrasov was born in Moscow on June 22, 1907. The son of a doctor was fond of adventure literature in childhood; Marco Polo's Travels made a special impression on him.
Upon graduation in 1924, the school began to work as a fitter at the capital's tram station, but uncharted horizons beckoned young Andrei, and in 1926 he moved to distant Murmansk, where he got a boat as a sailor. Then there was another ship. And further.
And beat whales, and mined gold
Sailing on a variety of ships, an ordinary sailor and a fireman in the areas of the Far East and the Far North, Andrei Nekrasov began to record interesting cases and funny situations, which he witnessed and in which he took part. For 10 years, in difficult environmental conditions, he tried himself in different fields: he stood up heavy watches near the burning fireboxes of the ship's stoker, hunted walruses in the Bering Strait, organized whaling in the Pacific Ocean, mined gold on the Amur and oil on Sakhalin. In 1933, after graduating from a maritime college in Vladivostok, Andrey Sergeyevich Nekrasov was appointed deputy in the maritime administration of the Dalmorsverprom trust.
Writing Nekrasov
The first publications (1928) were separate notes and poems (mainly for a children's audience), under which Andrei Sergeyevich Nekrasov signed as Top.
In 1935, the book “Sea Boots”, a collection of short stories, saw the world in which the author shares stories with the reader about the hard working days of sailors in the North. In 1936, the publication of the book "The Tale of Comrade Kirov," co-authored with several writers, took place.
The book "The Adventures of Captain Vrungel", published in 1937 and brought popularity to its author, has been translated into many languages and reprinted several times. The prototype of the captain was a longtime acquaintance A.M. Vronsky, who headed the first whaling trust in the Far East and often entertained his friends with fictional stories in his spare time. At the same time, the writer N.V. Bogdanov He reasonably believed that one of the prototypes of Christopher Bonifatich was Nekrasov himself, who entertained the editorial staff with fascinating stories.
The book was met with controversy by critics of the time. So, Leo Kassil praised the story written for people who love jokes, appreciate the intricate charm of fables and notice the true philistine meaning in ridiculous absurdities. The writer I. Rakhtanov predicted a frivolous work soon oblivion, but after 30 years he changed his mind, including “Vrungel” in the category of books, which are destined for a happy long life.
Almost immediately after publication, the children's book was withdrawn from sale, and the author, who at that time held the post of assistant to the 1st secretary of the Dnipropetrovsk regional committee, was arrested and sent to build the Norilsk Combine.
Post-war years
In 1941, Andrei Nekrasov volunteered for the front, served in aviation and infantry; since 1942 he was an employee of the front-line newspaper. In 1943 he joined the Union of Writers of the USSR.
In 1944, falling under the wheels of a ruthless repressive machine, the writer was sentenced by the Military Tribunal to 3 years.
In 1953, the author saw a new book by an enviable biography. Also, Nekrasov wrote the work “The fate of the ship” (1958) and a series of popular science books.
After rehabilitation, the writer was in the leadership of a closed yacht club for Soviet captains and even got one of the decommissioned German yachts, which in honor of the book counterpart was called "Trouble". When launching, the ship sank, justifying its name, and after repair, hitting the power line with steel cables, it completely burned down.
Until the last days, Andrey Sergeyevich Nekrasov was in the editorial board of the literary almanac "Ocean" and the journal "Pioneer". He died at the age of 80, on February 15, 1987.