Alexey Koltsov Brief biography

From the age of nine, Koltsov began to teach literacy. Bypassing the parish school, he entered the Voronezh district school, whose course did not graduate. From the middle of the second grade, Koltsov was taken by a father from the school to help him in trade affairs. In the youth years, Koltsov was addicted to reading. In the city of Kashkin, who helped Koltsov with tips in reading and essays.

For five years, Koltsov used his library for free. At the end of the year. Koltsov became close to the seminarian A. Serebryansky, who became his literary mentor. The first poem of Koltsov’s “Right” was printed extremely important for the creative fate of Koltsov with N. Stankevich and V. Belinsky thanks to Stankevich in the “Literary Newspaper”. Stepanova, with the active participation of N.

Stankevich and V. Belinsky, published the first lifetime collection “Poems”. The exit of the collection was a significant event in the creative biography of the poet. According to V. Belinsky, "the book was successful, and Koltsov's name gained general fame." Belinsky V. His poems began to appear in all common magazines and almanacs. Literary acquaintances were useful to Koltsov in relation to his father’s affairs and in relation to his personal life.

D. Begichev, V. Zhukovsky, A. Kraevsky, V. Odoevsky and others provided their patronage to Koltsov. The meeting with A. Pushkin occurred during the arrival of Koltsov in St. Petersburg in the first half of G. to the death of A. Pushkin Koltsov responded with the poem “Forest” by the first reader, editor, connoisseur of the poet’s work, he was not only a friend, but also an ideological mentor.

Belinsky wrote that together with the tunnel of Koltsov’s melting in the literature “Koltsov was again on business in Moscow and St. Petersburg, where he visited V. Grigorovich, P. Pletnev, A. Nikitenko and other writers. After G. at the beginning of G. Koltsov met in Voronezh with the poetess, Countess E. since autumn G. Koltsov visited both capitals, was engaged in his father’s affairs, lived with Belinsky for three months, met with famous figures of that time.

He lost one of the processes, sold cattle with a loss, returned to Voronezh without money. Things were upset, the position of Koltsov in the family was difficult. The disease finally undermined the power of the poet. In May, the songs “that he is following me ...” and “Today at night to himself ...” were the last songs of Koltsov. In October, Koltsov died of consumption. The poet was buried at the Mitrofanev cemetery in Voronezh.

The grave of A. Koltsov is preserved in the literary necropolis near the Voronezh circus. Koltsov was a born lyrical. The source of his poetic power was popular life in living sketches of labor and life. His songs are especially original and original. It was in them that he reached the peaks that ensured him immortality. Many Koltsov’s songs are laid by composers to music and became popular “Knights”, “At the dawn of foggy youth”, “Do not make noise, rye ...” and others.

The studies and propaganda of the Koltsovsky heritage were engaged in the Voronezhs M. De-Pule, N. Bunakov, S. Pryadkin, A. Putintsev, L. Plotkin, V. Tonkov, B. Udodov, Y. Gudoshnikov, G. Antyukhin, O. Lasunsky, V. Akatkin, V. Koltsov’s novel “The Life of Koltsov” was dedicated to the creativity of Koltsov-many artists and composers turned to the work of Koltsov. The pages of poetry and the life of A.

Koltsov are reflected in the visual arts, cinema, music. The poet’s name is many times on the map of Voronezh. In the poet’s homeland there is a memorial plaque and monuments to Koltsov, the name of A. Koltsov is immortalized in the names: the Koltsovsky square, the theater of drama named after A. Koltsov, Koltsovskaya Street, the municipal general educational linguistic gymnasium named after A.

Koltsov with the city of Nikitin, the exposition “Life and creativity of A. In the fall in Voronezh, the Ring-Chino days of literature and literature are held in Voronezh. art. In connection with the flight from the birthday of the poet, by resolution of the head of the regional administration, the year was declared the year of A. Koltsov in the Voronezh region. The events of A.

Koltsov covered the entire range of activities of regional and municipal cultural institutions, creative unions, publishing and educational institutions. The most significant included-the open regional song festival "Koltsovsky Territory", the regional scientific and practical conference dedicated to the years of the poet, the regional literary marathon "I am near Koltsov ...", the regional competition of readers "Voronezh.

Love ”and a number of others. Books “A. Koltsov in the press -: A meeting of O. Lasunsky in the funds of the Voronezh regional universal scientific library named after Nikitin ”,“ For the memory of the past days ... A. Koltsov - ”, one -day newspapers“ The Year of A. Koltsov in the Voronezh region ”and“ In the homeland of Koltsov ”. The Bank of Russia issued a commemorative silver coin with a face value of 2 rubles dedicated to the flying of the poet, in the series “Outstanding Persons of Russia”.

The Voronezh regional branch of the Union of Writers of Russia has established the Koltsovsky Territory literary prize.

Koltsov’s poems: with a portrait of the author, his facsimile and an article about his life and writings, written by V.null