SAMOILOV David Samuilovich

Samoilov (real name - Kaufman) David Samuilovich (1920 - 1990), poet. Born 1 June in Moscow in a military family doctor, who has had great influence on him, many engaged in his education. Poetry began writing early, but the poet himself did not consider long.

In 1938 he graduated with honors from the school and without passing exams in the institute (Institute of philosophy, literature and stories), intending to specialize in French literature. In those years there taught the cream of philological science. At the same time became acquainted with Selvinsky, who defined it in the poetry workshop at Goslitizdat, went to the Literary Institute at seminars Aseeva Lugovskoy. In 1941 he graduated from the institute, at the same time published his first poems

. A few days after the outbreak of war volunteered to go first to the defense works in the Smolensk region, and then enrolled as a student of Gomel Military Infantry School, where he was only two months - the alarm was raised and sent to the Volkhov Front
. After being seriously wounded five months spent in hospitals, and then returns to the front, is in motorazvedrote. Last rank - sergeant.

In late November 1945 with the troop train demobilized returned to Moscow. Decides to live a literary work, that is casual contracts, moonlighting as a radio, writes songs, literary compositions.

But in 1958 published the first book of poems, "The Middle of the country". Since then, regular appearances of his collections of poetry: "Second Pass" (1963), "Days" (1970), "running through our date ...". D. Samoilov participated in the creation of several performances at the Taganka Theater, in "Contemporary", wrote songs for plays and films.

In 1970 came compilations "Wave and Stone", "News", in 1981 - "Bay".

Since 1976 he lived in the city of Parnu, many translated from Polish, Czech, Hungarian and languages of the USSR. D. Samoilov, died March 23, 1990 in Moscow.