Matusovsky Michael L.

Matusovskij Michael L. (1915 - 1990), poet.
. Born on July 10 (23 NS) in Lugansk in the working family.

. Early years were in the city, surrounded by factories, mines, railway workshops, railway.

. After Civil Engineering, began working at the factory
. At the same time began to publish his poems in local newspapers and magazines, often spoke at literary soirees, having already recognized.

. In the early 1930's came to Moscow to study at the Literary Institute, attended lectures Gudzy and Pospelov, Anikst and Isbaha, Asmus and Sokolova
. I got carried away ancient literature.

In 1939, graduated from the institute, enrolled in graduate school, three years working on the dissertation research under the guidance of N. Gudzy, connoisseur of ancient Russian literature. Thesis, scheduled for June 27, 1941 never took place - the war broke out, and Matusovsky, receiving a certificate war correspondent, went to the front. N. Gudzy obtained permission, that protection was held without the presence of the applicant, and Matusovsky, being on the front, received a telegram about the attribution of his degree of Candidate of Philology.

. In front-line newspapers regularly appeared verse satires and ditties Matusovsky, and most importantly - his songs
. During the war, came collections of poetry: "Front" (1942), "When the noise Ilmen Lake" (1944), in the postwar years - "Listening to Moscow" (1948), "Street World" (1951), etc.

. Matusovskij - popular poet and songwriter, wrote such well-known songs like "School Waltz", "Moscow Nights", "in unknown places," "How to start home?", "Fly, pigeons and many others
. They have written songs for the movie "True Friends", "loyalty test", "intractable" and others. M. Matusovskij died in 1990 in Moscow.