Soloukhin Vladimir

Soloukhin Vladimir (1924 - 1997), poet, novelist. Born on June 14 in the village Alepino Vladimir region into a peasant family. After school, in 1938 - 42 studied at the engineering school in Vladimir, trained as a mechanic-instrumentalist. During the war Soloukhin served in the paratroopers guarding the Kremlin. In 1946 he published his first poems in "Komsomolskaya Pravda" and realized his calling, he entered the Literary Institute. Gorky, who graduated in 1951. The first collection of poems, "Rain in the steppe" appeared in 1953. This was followed by poetry collections "Zhuravlikha (1959)," He who has in the hands of flowers (1962), "Living on Earth (1965), in which over time, all intensified by the desire of the author of philosophical reflection on life. Since 1951, many around the country and foreign countries, publishing reports in various publications. The first separate book of prose sketch "Birth Zernograd" was published in 1955 and the next - "bonanza" - in 1956. The book "Vladimir country roads" (1957) attracted the serious attention of readers and critics, having received approval from the most responses. In 1964 published an autobiographical novel, "Mother-stepmother".

A special place in the work Soloukhin took his artistic and journalistic book "Letters from the Russian Museum" (1966) and "black board" (1969). In 1964 - 81 was a member of the editorial board of "Young Guard". While living in Moscow, Soloukhin not broke connection from their homes, the local people. In 1965 comes a collection of poems "From the lyrical positions". In the 1970's saw the light of the book "Olepinskie ponds" (1973) and "Visit 3vanki" (1975). During the 1980 - "Time to gather stones" on Optina (monastery near g.Kozelska) and a collection of short stories and essays "The scourge of pigeons". Subject of the Russian nature, the spiritual wealth of the people has always been a writer, wrote about the need for their conservation and protection. V. Soloukhin died April 5, 1997 in Moscow.