Nikolai Fedorovich Dmitriev is a famous Russian and Soviet poet. Author of publications in various literary journals, anthologies and almanacs. Dmitriev has eleven books on his account. Nikolai Fedorovich wrote short stories, essays and poems in the genre of socialist realism. The article will present a short biography of the poet.
Childhood
Nikolai Dmitriev was born in the village of Arkhangelsk (Ruzsky district of the Moscow region) in 1953. The boy's parents - Klavdia Fedorovna and Fedor Dmitrievich - were rural teachers. It was they who instilled in Nikolai a love of reading, books, poetry and Russian literature. Fedor Dmitrievich knew by heart Tyutchev, Nekrasov, Fet and other authors. He also composed ditties and loved to play the harmonica.
The first poems came from Nicholas in the ninth grade. The boy sent them to the district newspaper. A few days later he read his first publication. Fortunately, the newspaper editor was a professional poet.
Studying and publishing
In 1969, Nikolai Dmitriev entered the Pedagogical Institute at the Faculty of Literature and the Russian Language. Also, the young man regularly visited the literary organization Osnova, which was under the editorship of Orekhovo-Zuevskaya Pravda.
The first selection of verses by Nikolai Dmitriev was published in youth periodicals - "Young Guard", "Youth" and "Student Meridian". Other poets praised his literary work. For example, Rimma Kazakova wrote that she was lucky to see the origins of the birth of a young talent. And Yevgeny Yevtushenko noted the presence in the verses of the hero of this article an imprint of thoughtfulness, inner dignity and individual style.
Two books
In 1974, Dmitriev met Nikolai Starshinov, who worked at the Young Guard Publishing House as the editor of the poetry almanac. He supported the young man, calling him "the most talented author of the 80s."
In 1975, the aforementioned publishing house released the first book of Nicholas, "I am from this world." As a result, she became the "Best Poetry of the Year." Also, the author received the eponymous award. So at 24, the poet Dmitriev Nikolai Fedorovich was admitted to the Writers' Union, becoming the youngest and most talented member of it. In 1978, the poet’s second book, On the Self, was published. After that, Nikolai Dmitriev became the Laureate of the Ostrovsky Competition. At the end of the same year, the young man was given an apartment in the city of Balashikha.
New works and prizes
Nikolai lived there for more than twenty years. During this time, the poet wrote several collections of poems: “Living Darkness”, “With You”, “Three Billion Seconds”, “Hail”, “Winter Mushroom Picker”, “Between Appearance and Sleep”. And the author became the winner of several awards: the Lenin Komsomol (1981), Alexander Nevsky (2003) and Anton Delvig (2005, posthumous).
In 2004, Nikolai Dmitriev released his last collection of poems "Nightingales" (in 2005 he died). At that time, the poet lived in Moscow, but held a presentation of the publication in his beloved Balashikha, in the library to them. Tyutcheva. After all, this city was for Dmitriev truly native. There Nikolai taught Russian and led a literary circle. In Balashikha, his children grew up - Margarita and Eugene. On the Pekhorka River, he arranged Maslenitsa holidays with his students, examined stars with them through a telescope. And in the spring and summer he took them on campaigns to Elk Island, telling about the beauty and features of Russian nature.
Memory
Balashikha people did not forget about the poet-compatriot. The city department of culture has developed and implemented several memorial events. So, in November 2007, a memorial plaque was opened to the poet at school No. 2. In February 2008, the family reading library was named after the poet. It also organized a museum exposition dedicated to the life and work of the hero of this article.
Since 2011, the Dmitriev Readings project has been operating, which was approved by the Ministry of Culture. It includes the annual organization and holding of serious events dedicated to the work and life of Nikolai Fedorovich. These are excursions, hours and evenings of poetry, round tables, festivals, contests of readers, etc. The holding of such events contributes to the formation of patriotic education and historical consciousness of young people. Also, the culture department, with the support of the administration of the city of Balashikha, published a book for the younger generation - a collection of Dmitriev’s poems entitled “Let the Word Shine”.
In the urban district there is a literary association "Metaphor". Its members are actively involved in all activities related to the perpetuation of the memory of the teacher, citizen and author Nikolai Dmitriev.
In April 2013, the Council of Deputies in Balashikha adopted the decision “On perpetuating the memory of the talented poet N.F. Dmitriev. A year later it entered into force, and one of the streets in the Alexeyevskaya Grove area under construction was named after him.
Main works
- “Enchanted forever”;
- "About the most-most";
- “I am from this world”;
- "The darkness is alive";
- "With you";
- “Three billion seconds”;
- "Hail";
- "Winter mushroom picker";
- "Between reality and sleep";
- "Winter Nikola".