Russian writer Kerdan Alexander Borisovich is a man of interesting fate. His rich life experience is reflected in poetic and prose literary works that are loved by the general public.
Childhood
Kerdan Alexander was born in the small Ural town of Korkino, Chelyabinsk Region, on January 11, 1957. Neither the surroundings of the small, deeply provincial, mining town, nor the family, far from creative work, nothing seemed to contribute to the development of literary talent in the boy, but fate decreed otherwise.
The writer recalls that from the age of three he began to rhyme words. So, having seen a woman in trousers, which at that time was very rare, he issued a "poem": "nah-nah-naranah - a woman in trousers is walking." At school, Alexander was the permanent editor of the wall newspaper, in which his satirical works on topical topics regularly appeared: truants, losers. However, no one, including the future writer himself, attached importance to these poetic opuses. Ability and desire to write was considered as an insignificant ability, which is unlikely to be useful in the future.
Military career
After school, Alexander Kerdan decides to become a military man and enters the Kurgan Higher Military-Political Aviation School, which he graduated in 1978 with a gold medal and a diploma with honors. Studying brilliantly at the Military-Political Academy at the Faculty of Education and at the adjunct department of the Military University in Moscow. For 27 years, Kerdan Alexander has served in the Russian army. He went from a political worker and a teacher of a military university to a military journalist: children's talents made themselves felt. Kerdan wrote for the central magazines of the Ministry of Defense: “I have the honor”, ​​“Landmark”, “Warrior of Russia”. Having reached the rank of colonel, in 2001 he went into reserve, his new life began.
The path to science
Teaching prompted Alexander Kerdan to study science. In 1996, his cultural studies on the topic “Art in the system of means of forming the honor of an officer of the Armed Forces of Russia” became the basis for defending a dissertation for the degree of candidate of philosophical sciences. In 2007, he defended his doctoral dissertation in cultural studies on the topic "The social prestige of public service in Russia: a culturological analysis (on the example of the formation of officer honor)." Kerdan has a number of scientific and methodological publications.
The first writing experiences
Kerdan writes and publishes his first poems, while still a cadet of a military school. It is published in the newspapers Patriot, Gornyatskaya Pravda, the press organ of Korkino, in the Kurgan regional newspaper for youth “Young Leninist”, in the Kirov regional newspaper for teenagers and youth, “Komsomolskiy tribe”. In 1975-78, the formation of a young poet took place. A new author appears in Ural literature - Alexander Kerdan. The writer writes for a long time as an amateur, but publishes his poems in literary magazines. He works quite productively, and over 20 years his collections appear in the magazines Ural, Aurora, Moscow, Ladoga, Kuzbass Lights, Selskaya nov and many others.
In the 80s, Kerdan writes a lot of journalism, tries himself in prose. Studying at a military school, he participates in all-army and all-union meetings of young writers, communicates a lot with professionals, learns from them, receives the first lessons in writing, and masters the basics of literary craft.
Poetic heritage
The first poetry collection "Inheritance" was published only in 1990, before which he had been in the publishing house for eight years, waiting for his turn. During this time, Kerdan managed to accumulate a huge baggage of poems, and when publications become more accessible, a lot is published. For 25 years, he publishes about thirty poetry collections.
The main themes of A. Kerdan’s work are patriotism, man’s honor and dignity, respect for ancestors and the history of the Fatherland, and praising the beauty of women. He continues the traditions of the Russian poetry school. Rubtsov, Zabolotsky, Yesenin are close to him in style and spirit. His collections “The Court of Officer Honor”, ​​“Inheritance”, “The Game of Soldiers”, “The soul found an accidental shelter” received wide response from readers and positive reviews from critics.
The way of prose writer
Kerdan is a unique author; he creates talented works not only in poetry, but also in prose. He is interested in the history of the Homeland, and he writes in the genre of historical novel and novel. There is a special category of writers who, with their works, strive to tell the reader not only about their inner world and attitude, but also about real events in history. Such authors include Kerdan Alexander Borisovich. “Distant shore” and “Cross of the commander” is a dilogy about the pioneers of the Russian land: Rezanov, Kruzenshtern, Bering. The novels are distinguished by a dynamic plot, vivid characters, exciting events.
Historical adventures are a genre that is especially in demand among young people, which the writer Kerdan Alexander Borisovich seeks to bring up. “Slaves of Honor” is another novel from the series about pioneers, it is dedicated to the history of the development of Russian America. The author continues the traditions of Russian historical prose, he clearly feels the writer’s keen love for the Motherland and pride in its history. In the same series, the author writes the novel “Stone of Spirits”, this time he turns to the history of the Russian fort Ross in California.
Another topic close to Alexander Kerdan is military adventures, many stories and stories of the author are devoted to her, as well as the novel “The Guard”, which tell about the wars in Afghanistan and Chechnya, about military exploits, everyday life and fame. The works are distinguished by sincerity of experiences and autobiographical, which captivates and touches the reader.
In total, Kerdan Alexander wrote 8 prose collections and novels.
Social work
The writer Alexander Kerdan has been a member of the Writers' Union since 1993, later he becomes the Secretary of the Board and heads the Association of Writers of the Urals. He works as the editor-in-chief of two literary and art magazines: The Circular Bowl and The Big Dipper. He spends a lot of effort on organizing meetings and gatherings of writers in his region, is the initiator of the creation of a literary competition to them. D.N. Mom’s Sibiryak, one of the founders of the ASPUR publishing house
Alexander Kerdan, whose books are widely popular, was repeatedly awarded various prizes, in particular, named after A. Green, A. Suvorov, Tatishchev, he won several times in literary competitions. Kerdan Alexander was awarded the Order of Friendship, is an honored worker of culture of Russia and an honorary citizen of Korkino.