The article is dedicated to the popular storyteller - D.N. Mom’s Siberian. You will learn biographical information about the author, a list of his works, as well as get acquainted with interesting annotations that reveal the essence of some tales.
Dmitry Mamin-Sibiryak. Biography. Childhood and youth
Dmitry Mamin was born on November 6, 1852. His father Narkis was a priest. Great attention was paid to the education of Dima by his mother. When he grew up, his parents sent him to a school where the children of the workers of the Visimo-Shaitansky factory studied.
Dad really wanted his son to follow in his footsteps. At first, everything was as planned by Narkis. He entered the theological seminary in Perm and studied there for a year as a student. However, the boy realized that he did not want to devote his whole life to the work of a priest, in connection with which he decided to leave the seminary. The father was extremely dissatisfied with the behavior of his son and did not share his decision. The tense atmosphere in the family forced Dmitry to leave home. He decided to go to St. Petersburg.
Trip to St. Petersburg
Here he wanders around medical facilities. Within a year, he is trained as a veterinarian, after which he moves to the medical department. Then he enters the University of St. Petersburg at the Faculty of Natural Sciences, after which he begins to engage in law.
As a result of a six-year “walk” in different faculties, he never received a single diploma. During this period of time, he realizes that with all his heart he wants to become a writer.
From under his pen is born the first work, which is called "Secrets of the Dark Forest." Already in this composition, his creative potential and outstanding talent are visible. But not all of his works immediately became masterpieces. His novel "In the maelstrom of passions", which was published in a small-circulation magazine under the pseudonym E. Tomsky, was criticized for "to pieces."
Homecoming
At the age of 25, he returned to his homeland and wrote new compositions under the pseudonym Sibiryak, so as not to be associated with the loser E. Tomsky.
In 1890, he was divorced from his first wife. He will marry the artist M. Abramova. Together with his new wife Dmitry Narkisovich Mamin-Sibiryak moves to St. Petersburg. Their happy marriage did not last long. The woman died immediately after the birth of her daughter. The girl was called Alyonushka. Thanks to her beloved daughter, Mamin-Sibiryak opened to readers as a charming storyteller.
It is important to note such an interesting fact: some of Mamin-Sibiryak's works came out under the pseudonyms Onik and Bash-Kurt. He died at the age of sixty.
List of works by Mama Sibiryak
- "Alenushkiny tales."
- "Balaburda."
- Skewer.
- "In the stone well."
- "Wizard".
- "In the mountains".
- "In learning."
- "Emelya the hunter."
- The Green War.
- A series of "From the distant past" ("The Road", "Execution of the Fortune", "Disease", "The Story of a Sawyer", "Beginner", "Book").
- Legends: Baymagan, Maya, Khantygai Swan.
- "Forest Tale".
- Medvedko.
- "On the Chusovaya River."
- "On a way".
- "Near the node."
- "Fathers."
- "First correspondence."
- "Hold on."
- "Underground".
- "Reception".
- "Siberian Tales" ("Avva", "Depecha", "Dear Guests").
- Tales and stories for children: "Akbozat", "The Rich Man and the Yeremka", "Off the beaten path", "Wintering on the Studenaya".
- "The gray neck."
- "Stubborn goat."
- "Old Sparrow."
- "The Tale of the Glorious King of Peas."
Annotations to the tales of Mama Sibiryak
A real talented storyteller is Mamin-Sibiryak. Tales of this author are very popular with children and adults. They feel soulfulness and special penetration. They were created for the beloved daughter, whose mother died during childbirth.
It is difficult to single out the best tales of the author. They are all excellent. Note the most popular tales of Mama Sibiryak.
- "The Tale of Komar Komarovich." A funny story about how Komar - Long Nose and his comrades chased Shaggy Bear - Short Tail. From the tale, you will learn how small insects managed to drive away a large and ferocious beast.
- "Vankins name day." The tale of how dolls and clowns, Petrushka with his friends, the Bear with the Hare and many others gathered on the Vanka’s name day. Guests feasted and had fun, and could not do without rubbish. But then something bad happened. And what exactly, you will learn from a fairy tale.
- "About the brave hare." This tale is about a boastful hare with long ears, a short tail and slanting eyes. When he was little, he was terribly afraid of everything. When he grew up, he decided that there would be nothing to fear and no one. Even the wolf. He shouted about it all over the forest. What will Zaykino's boast lead to?
- "The Tale of the Funnel - the black head and the yellow bird Canary." This is an incredible and at the same time sad story about how two girlfriends lived, didn’t bother in the world and helped each other in everything. But how did they get together? You will learn about this from a fairy tale.
- "The Gray Neck". This is a touching story about a small duck with which a fox broke a wing. Because of this, she could not fly away with her family and was forced to stay on the river. She made friends with the bunny, but was afraid of the fox, who threatened to eat her. What ended this amazing story?
- "Forest Tale" is a story with elements of a scientific style. Mother Sibiryak interestingly narrates about the life of the forest. Active participants in the action are Squirrel, Wind, Spruce, River, Grass. A lot of interesting and useful information is contained in a small fairy tale.
- "Smarter than everyone." The tale of the proud Turkey, who believed that he was the smartest among the birds. The hungry birds, among which were Gander, Hens, Duck, Rooster, Turkey, were waiting for the mistress Matrena, who was supposed to feed them. What was the conversation between them? Will the Turkey prove to all its comrades that he is really smarter than everyone?
Conclusion
Thus, Mamin-Sibiryak did not immediately become a famous writer. He repeatedly changed faculties and universities until he found his true calling. He was married twice. From his second marriage, he left a wonderful daughter - Alyonushka, whom he loved with all his heart. It was for his daughter that he wrote a large number of fairy tales, which are firmly included in the golden fund of children's literature. Each of the fairy tales is a separate masterpiece. Many of them are instructive, many contain a lot of useful information that develops the creative thinking of the child. And many stories are just funny, funny and interesting.