Everyone loves poetry. Poems for young children are written by specially gifted people. They themselves remain babies in their souls until old age. Orlov Vladimir Natanovich - one of them. It is amazing how an adult can through his whole life carry love for all living things and an understanding of the beautiful. Yes, and bring it to the children in an understandable and accessible way for them.
The beginning of the way
How do you become poets? What contributes to this? May be people or events that happened in childhood. Orlov's father Vladimir Natanovich was a printing worker. If you dream a little, you can imagine that he brought his little son printed matter, among which were poems. They then inspired Volodya.
And maybe the beauty of nature influenced him. After all, he was born in Simferopol and since childhood admired what many of us travel in the summer for several hundred kilometers. Be that as it may, Vladimir Natanovich Orlov, whose books became very popular over time, began his journey on September 8, 1930.
Do not turn off the road
Writing poetry is considered something frivolous. Therefore, the future poet in his youth tried to find a suitable profession. He locksmith, worked in an art workshop, was a tailor and sailor. You cannot hide your talent in your pocket and all this time he continued to compose poems that were published in Crimean newspapers. A few years later, Orlov Vladimir Natanovich got a job at a printing house, and then made a career in the newspaper of the city of Yevpatoriya and took the post of deputy chief editor.
Confession
Nowadays, children cannot be forced to read. Parents do everything to develop their child. They drive in circles and studios. Often there is no sense in this. It is even more surprising how a guy from an ordinary family independently succeeded. And not just became a poet, but was known as a connoisseur and subtle connoisseur of literature.
Many noted his delicate taste and artistry of the language. Maybe this was due to the fact that he was engaged in his favorite business, and did not pursue profitable professions, as is customary in our time. Living in the Crimea, Orlov Vladimir Natanovich somehow came to the Yalta House of Creativity and Writers to meet with Samuel Yakovlevich Marshak. This famous poet praised his writings and took several poems with him to Moscow.
Creation
Vladimir Natanovich lived in Crimea all his life. His first book was published in 1958. The poet was not yet thirty years old when his poems became popular and loved by children and adults who enjoyed reading them to their babies.
During his life, Orlov has published about fifty books. Among them are “Morning Train”, “Who lives in the house”, “Piggy is offended”, “First track”, “If we are together”, “Read to adults”. Many of his poems include children's songs. In Literaturnaya Gazeta, he led a strip of 12 chairs.
Vladimir Natanovich is the author of the famous poem, which is used in the film "Brother-2":
I found out that I have
There is a huge relative:
And the path and the forest,
In the field - every spikelet,
A river, the sky above me -
This is all mine, dear!
Instructive story
In addition, Vladimir Natanovich was a playwright and wrote scripts for puppet shows. The most popular of these is called the Golden Chicken. An animated film was shot on this subject. In addition, the play was translated into Ukrainian.
The plot is simple, but understandable and close to every person. It is about honesty. The wolf and the fox learn that the grandmother and grandfather have a golden testicle. The fox offers to steal it, and then sit the chicken, which, in turn, will carry the golden testicles. As usual, a sly fox deceived the wolf, and he had to commit theft alone. A chicken hatched from an egg, which became a cockerel, not a chicken. The fox offers to eat it, but the wolf fell in love with the baby. He saves the chicken and takes it to his grandmother and grandfather in order to stay with them and work honestly. A very instructive story that wealth obtained through dishonest means does not bring happiness.
Is it happiness?
An interesting fact is that Orlov, although he was the bearer of the original Russian surname, was of a different nationality. His last book, published in 1994, was entitled Jewish Success. In it, the author collected his comic poems and miniatures. It is easy to guess what topic they are touching.
They say that during his lifetime he was often refused to publish satirical poems because of his nationality. But the fact that he succeeded in his life is impressive. Volodymyr Natanovich was twice a winner of the Golden Ostap Prize, received Lesia Ukrainka and Vladimir Korolenko Prizes and a state prize of the Republic of Crimea. The Crimean Republican Library is named after him.
He died in Simferopol in 1999.
It is not necessary to possess countless treasures in order to be able to understand life. Money will not teach you to be fun. The main thing is to develop your talent, have a pure soul and worthy to go your own way. As did V. N. Orlov, the author of not only poems for young children, but also accurate, satirical works about the life of adults. Therefore, his reader is a person of any age.