Vladimir G. Lidin

Lidin Vladimir G. (1894 - 1979), writer.
Born February 3 (15 NS) in Moscow in a family of merchants. Received a good education at home, which enabled a successful student at Moscow University, where he studied Oriental (Oriental) and the jurisprudence. In his student years, from time to time has published short stories. In 1905 he graduated from the University. In 1916 was published the first collection of short stories Lidin - Tryn-grass "in 1917 -" Hollow Water.

During the Civil War was in the Red Army, fought on different fronts, in Siberia. In the first years after the revolution, several times traveled to Western Europe and the Middle East.

. After 1922 a lot of prints: storybooks "weekdays Mouse" (1923), "Nord" (1923) and others, a collection of essays - "Ways and miles" (1927), novels - "Go Ships" (1926), "The Departed" (1927)
. In these years Lidin not once been harassed critics, calling him a bourgeois writer.

. In 1930 wrote a work on the construction of a new life in the Far East - "Great, or the Pacific" (1933), etc.

. During World War II was a war correspondent of "Izvestia", some of his essays that have been gathered in the book "Winter 1941" (1942)
. Lydia met with many writers, actors, artists, memories of which form the content of the book "People and meetings" (1957). He taught at the Literary Institute. Gorky.

In the 1970 fall collections of short stories - "The blue fleece," "All the hours of time", "Reflection of stars. Stories 1974 - 1976 "(1978). Died V. Lidin September 27, 1979 in Moscow.