Narovchatov Prokofiev

Narovchatov Sergei Sergeyevich (1919 - 1982), poet.
Born October 3 in the city of Saratov region Khvalynskoye. Childhood years spent on the Volga. In 1933, together with his parents went to Kolyma, Magadan where he graduated from high school.

In 1937, came to Moscow and entered the Institute of Philosophy, Literature and History (MIFLI), while studying at the Literary Institute. Gorky, who graduated in 1941.

Since the beginning of World War II he volunteered for the front, fought in the Soviet Army, worked in the offices of the army newspaper.

Appear in print with poems in 1941. Military theme was the basis of both the first book Narovchatov "Campfire" (1948), and the whole of his poetry. In the postwar years came out of his collections of poetry: "Soldiers of Freedom" (1952), "demanding traveler" (1963), "A quarter century" (1965), "A War" (1968), "Banner over height" (1974) and others .

. In 1977 was published the collected works Narovchatov in three volumes.

. Served it with literary criticism and literary articles: "The unusual literary criticism" (1970), "Atlantis next to you" (1972), "Living River" (1974), etc.

. He is the research work "Lyrics Lermontov
. Notes poet "(1964). S. Narovchatov died in 1982 in Moscow.