BART Agniya

(1906-1981)

Born Feb. 5 (17 NS) in Moscow in the family veterinarian. Received a good education at home, which was led by Father. She studied at the school, where he began to write poems. At the same time engaged in the Ballet School, where on graduation tests came a. Lunacharsky and listening to poetry Barto, advised her to continue writing.

In 1925 were published book of poems for children - "Kitaychonok Wang Li, Mishka-thief". Chatting with Mayakovsky about how children need a radically new poetry, the role it can play in the upbringing of future citizens, we finally determined the choice of subjects of poetry Barto. She regularly publishes collections of poetry: "mates" (1928), "The boy on the contrary" (1934), "Toys" (1936), "Bullfinch" (1939).

In 1937, Barto was a delegate to the International Congress in defense of culture, which took place in Spain. There she saw firsthand what fascism (sessions of the Congress were besieged in the blazing Madrid). During World War Barto often performed on radio in Moscow and Sverdlovsk, the military wrote poems, articles, essays. In 1942, a correspondent for Komsomolskaya Pravda "on the Western Front.

In the postwar years, been in Bulgaria, Iceland, Japan, Britain and other countries.

In 1940-50 the new fall collections: "first grader", "Zvenigorod", "Merry Verses, Poems for Children". During these years working on the scripts of children's movies "Foundling," "The Elephant and the rope", "Alyosha Ptitsyn produces character".

In 1958, wrote a large series of satirical poems for children "Leshenka, Leshenka", "Grandfather's granddaughter, etc..

In 1969 published a book of prose "find people" in 1976 - the book "Notes of child poet". Died A. Barto in 1981 in Moscow.