This article is dedicated to a famous person who is known to a wide range of people. Julius Mikhailov is the name that was heard both during the existence of the Soviet Union and after its collapse. The talented poet and composer made a huge contribution to the development of drama and cinema. We will tell you about the life of the poet and about what achievements Julius (Kim) Mikhailov can boast at the moment.
Childhood
The full name of the composer is Kim Julius Chersanovich. Julius Mikhailov is the pseudonym under which he worked. A boy was born in Moscow on February 23 in 1936, three years before the outbreak of war. Julia's father was Korean Kim Chersan, a translator by profession, and her mother was a Russian girl Nina Vsesvyatskaya. The childhood of the child was not easy, because only two years after the birth of his son, the head of the family was shot and his mother sent to exile. Little is known about how Julius lived all these years. In addition to him, there was a sister in the family, and both of them, after the arrest of their mother, were sent to their grandparents in the Kaluga region. Then he spent several years with aunts in Turkmenistan, until 1945, when his mother returned from exile. But Julius was able to return to Moscow only in 1954.
Youth
Arriving in the capital, Julius Mikhailov entered one of the prestigious educational institutions of that time - Moscow State Pedagogical Institute. After graduating from the institute and receiving the long-awaited diploma, Julius was determined to work in the Kamchatka school. There he worked for four years, which he remembered for his whole life. It was his first professional experience, and such things are never forgotten. After that, Julius worked in Moscow, where he taught subjects such as literature, history and social studies. For some time he worked even in a boarding school.
Maturity
During this period of his life, Julius discovered a talent for writing poetry. He learned to play the guitar and began to create wonderful musical compositions. All the while Julius worked as a teacher, he directed with his students many different scenes with musical accompaniment, which can be safely considered as musicals.
At the age of thirty, Julius Mikhailov, whose photo you see here, became an active member of the movement for the protection of human rights. This is what caused the appearance of the pseudonym. At the same age, Julia's life changed, he got married. Julia's wife was Irina Yakir, the daughter of the famous human rights activist Peter Yakir, whose fate was similar to that of the poet’s parents. Peter was arrested when he was only fourteen years old, and he was released into the wild as an adult man at thirty-two years old.
In the 60s, Julius, along with his father-in-law, participated in many actions and movements in defense of rights, as a result of which Julius lost the opportunity to teach. The school administration did not forgive him for participating in such actions. Since then, Julius lives and works as a free poet and composer.
Creation
Although Julius began to write poetry and accompany himself on the guitar while still a student, it took many years until he became recognized by the public and was known about him as a great talent. In the early 60s, he began to give concerts in the Moscow region and he was immediately ranked among the talents of Russia. In 1968, his work began in the theater and cinema. He began to compose songs for films and plays.
Since Kim was a dissident, he was known under the pseudonym in film and theater. At that time, the name of Julius Mikhailov could often be seen in the credits of films. The stage performances of his songs during his teaching career were excellent. And in the heyday of his work, his talent simply conquered people. His songs were sung by millions of people, and this was a tacit confirmation of success.
Working in the field of theater and cinema, Kim became less involved in human rights affairs. He went deeper into creativity. The turning point was the time when he began to write his own plays. The work Noah and His Sons was released in 1985, and Julius played a major role in it. It was during this period of his life that Kim stopped using his pseudonym, and also released a CD with songs under his real name. Later there was a record with his works. Until now, this talented person continues to write wonderful scripts. He lives not only in Moscow. He often travels to Jerusalem and spends a lot of time there.
Cinema
Julius Mikhailov, whose biography is considered here, made a huge contribution to the creation of many films. After all, it was his songs that sounded in such famous films as:
- Bumbarash
- "Secret City";
- "12 chairs";
- "About Little Red Riding Hood";
- "Mustached Nanny";
- “An ordinary miracle”;
- "Matching the hussar";
- "Dulsineya Tobos";
- "The house that Swift built";
- "Peppy Longstocking";
- "Love Formula";
- "After the rain on Thursday";
- “A man from the Capuchin Boulevard”;
- "Dog's heart";
- "Kill the dragon" and many others.
The list of films in which the songs of the composer and poet Julius Kim sounded, includes fifty titles. And in the films “After the rain on Thursday” and “One, two - grief does not matter!” he was not only a songwriter, but also wrote scripts for films.
Achievements
Julius Mikhailov, whose awards are impressive, has won many awards for his professional life. So, at the age of forty-two, he already became a laureate of the famous festival of those years “Song of the Year”, where his song for the movie “About Little Red Riding Hood” hit. Twenty years later, he became a winner of the Golden Ostap. Bulat Okudzhava established his award, and in 1999, Kim became the winner of this award. Four years later, he was also a laureate of the Tsarskoye Selo Prize art.
2007 was a special year for Julia. This year, Julius Mikhailov scored two outstanding awards: “Recognition 2006” (in the nomination “Best Bard of the Year”) and “Theater Musical Heart” (in the nomination “Best Song Lyrics”).
After two years of calm, he received the Bar Oscar at the Kazan festival. And more recently, in 2015, he again became the winner of the prize among poets.
In total, at the moment, Julius Kim has created more than 500 songs, a huge amount of which we hear in famous films. More than twenty discs and tapes saw the light. Julius wrote about three dozen scripts and ten books. It is safe to say that there are no boundaries for the talents of this person.