The biography of Ivan Andreevich Krylov is studied at school. But not every student pays due attention to this. Meanwhile, an educated person should know what life was like of Krylov Ivan Andreevich - a famous fabulist who has not had competitors for several centuries.
So, Ivan Andreevich was born in Moscow. But this information cannot be considered reliable, because many sources insist that he was born in the Trinity Fortress. In any case, this happened in 1769. As a child, Ivan's family often moved. And in the 70s, during the Pugachev uprising, the boy lived with his mother in Orenburg. His father served as captain in the Yaitsky town. And his surname was among many in the so-called "Pugachev lists" for hanging. But, nevertheless, for the Krylov family all this ended happily. After the death of his father, little Vanya and his mother lived in need. Therefore, Maria Krylova moonlighted in wealthy homes. And Ivan himself has been working since 9 years old - he copied business papers.
The biography of Ivan Andreevich Krylov reports that he received his education in the house of N. A. Lvov, a writer. The education of the future fabulist was fragmentary, and this for some time created difficulties for the writer. But soon from began to write without errors, learned Italian.
At the age of 14, Vanya and his mother moved to St. Petersburg. Here he works in the office of the Treasury. He is not too interested in official affairs, he attends more theaters, classes in literature, gets acquainted with actors. Soon, Krylov’s mother dies, his younger brother remains in his care. Ivan Andreevich writes a lot for the theater in the 80s. This does not bring money or fame, but it allows you to reach a new level of communication with St. Petersburg writers. Biography of Ivan Andreevich Krylov tells us that closer to the 90s he decides to try his hand at journalism. The first fables are published in a magazine called Morning Hours. But they go unnoticed. Then the writer himself begins to publish the magazine "Mail of Spirits", with the help of satire, he condemns the vices of high society for eight months. No wonder that the magazine closes censorship.
After this, the fabulist with friends publish another magazine that befalls the fate of the previous one. Krylov left Moscow for several years in 1793. He travels, searches for sources of income, for some time even plays cards, and he is considered lucky. It is not known what fate the fabulist would have made if he had not met Prince Golitsyn in 1797. Ivan becomes his secretary, a teacher for his children. When
Alexander I ascended the throne
, Golitsyn became the Governor-General and appointed Ivan Andreyevich the ruler of the office. Around this time, creative fame came to him. His play “Pie”, and then “Lesson to daughters”, “Fashion Store” and others shine in theaters. During this period, he begins to compose and translate fables. The first successful collection comes out in 1809. Real fame comes to Krylov. If in his youth he suffered a lot of humiliation and deprivation, now he is respected in every normal family. Along with fame among ordinary people came recognition in official circles. Biography of Ivan Andreevich Krylov reports that he received many different awards. As a result, his fables were already translated into 50 languages of the world.
How did Ivan Andreevich Krylov spend the last years of his life ? His biography reports that he quietly lived on Vasilievsky Island in his own apartment, but did not stop working, preparing a collection of fables for publication. He died in 1844, the cause of the tragedy was bilateral pneumonia .