Nikolai Adrianovich Frolov - a figure in science and literature. He was both a mathematician and poet, and was able to contribute to both of these industries. As for poetry, he wrote in the Komi language, the main theme of his poems was the life of the northerners.
Biography of Nikolai Frolov
The future poet and mathematician was born in 1909, on April 14 in the village of Tentyukovo (now it is one of the urban areas of Syktyvkar). His father, whose name was Adrian Mikhailovich, laborers. There were still children in the family: son Vladimir and daughter Lyudmila.
Frolov studied at several universities, improving his education. He also worked in various universities of the country, was a member of the Writers' Union
Nikolay Frolov died on January 14, 1987 in Syktyvkar at the age of 77.
Maths
Nikolai Adrianovich began his career as a scientist at the University of Perm, where he was enrolled in 1925. In 1930, Frolov completed his studies and worked at the Ural Geological Exploration Institute, then in 1931 he became a graduate student of the Research Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics at Moscow State University. Lomonosov. Nikolai Adrianovich completed his studies in 1935, defending a dissertation on the topic “The first boundary-value problem for a linear equation of parabolic type in the case of an infinite domain.” Frolov was awarded the degree of candidate of science (physics and mathematics).
In the period from 1935 to 1978 he headed the departments in such universities as Pedagogical in Gorky, Energetic in Moscow, SSU. In 1966, Nikolai Frolov received a new degree and became a professor. In 1978 left scientific activity and concentrated on literature.
The main mathematical works of Nikolai Frolov were devoted to the basics of matanalysis, integral and differential calculus, and functions of a real variable. He also wrote several manuals: on higher mathematics and on matanalysis.
Poetry
Nikolai Frolov began to print poetry after graduation, in 1927. He wrote in the Komi language. The main themes of his lyrics were the life of northerners and the beauty of local nature. Nikolai Frolov was published under the pen name Suk Parma. The first 14 poems were published in the Syktyvkar magazine, in a literary section entitled "Gosts of Bostcisys", which translates as "beginners to write." The next stage in the work of Nikolai Frolov was poetry about Lenin and lyrical miniatures, which were appreciated by the famous Komi poet Viktor Savin. When the mathematician poet studied in Perm, he came up with the idea of creating a work based on the legends of a powerful northern sorcerer and a brave ataman. It received the name "Shypicha" and was written in the Komi language. At that moment, the masters of poetry for Frolov were such word masters as Mikhail Lebedev and Ivan Kuratov. "Shypicha" was created for almost 20 years and was published in 1939. Based on this poem, in 1940, the artistic director of the Komi Drama Theater Boris Semyachkov created a piece of music. The premiere was successfully held on March 29 and 30, 1941. Unfortunately, it was this poem that over time provoked the dissatisfaction of the Writers' Union as a work that does not correspond to either Soviet attitudes or current time. Only at the end of the 50s. "Shypicha" was recognized, evaluated and returned to the textbooks on literature.
From 1937 to 1938 Nikolai Adrianovich presided over the Union of Soviet Writers of Komi and worked as the editor of the journal “Drummer”. In those same years he completed the poem "Domna". It is written in honor of Domna Kalikova, the national heroine of the Komi people, who during the Civil War fought bravely and died for her people.
In 1941, a collection of poems by Nikolai Frolov was published. It was called "Tuvsov Kadyn", that is, "Spring days."
In 1958, the collections “Ezhva Doryn” and “On Vychegda” were published, in 1985 - “At Vychegda”.
The main motives of the poet Nikolai Frolov’s lyrics were the work and life of the peoples of the North, he tried to develop the poetic language of the Komi, which he did well.
Poems
“Separation years have passed, And again I am in my native land. Hello, meadows, fields and gave, Familiar from childhood, ancestral home! .. In separation, I always remembered Spills of Ezhva and Wash. My dear, dear side, accept my Sons bow! "
"And again I'm in my native land ...", translation by G. Lutsky.
Kyvvodz pyddy Byd moydys moydӧ aslysnogӧn, Kydz syli mӧvpavsӧ medbur. Kt my, and lyddy izdzh mogunas soddu syuny, - from yur And men uzhalӧ tshӧtsh syus. Tadz yukmӧs doryn kyvlӧmtor (Dert, kӧnkӧ, cherni vӧlі gusya) Pyr ydzhӧ yurys sodӧm rub. Pel berdӧ is yours to be washed, Oz nekod cerni mountain pan, Honey siyӧs nekod dzik oz kyvly, Tshӧtsh shuasny: - En razd, An. But Anuk panydysas Sashkud, —Kydz verman pudsun kutny vom?
"Shypicha", the original text.
Personal life of Nikolai Frolov
The poet’s wife was Nadezhda Aleksandrovna. She unlearned as a pharmacist, but devoted herself entirely to the family. In 1937, the couple gave birth to a son, Yuri, who seriously took up mathematics and, like his father, became a professor. An employee of the Moscow Energy Institute.
Memory
A memorial plaque was installed in Syktyvkar at SSU, and scientific conferences named after Nikolai Adrianovich are also held there.
The scholarship paid to the most successful students is also named after him.