Albert Likhanov. Books about war childhood

Citizenship USSR USSR→ Russia Russia Occupation novelist, scientist, teacher, public figure Years of creativity 1953 - present Direction critical realism, realism Language of works Russian Awards

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Biography

Later, Albert Likhanov is invited to work in Moscow. Then he becomes a long-term employee of the popular youth magazine “Smena” - first as the executive secretary, and then, for more than thirteen years, as the editor-in-chief.

During these years, literary fame came to him. One after another, Yunost publishes his stories.

Returning to Moscow, Likhanov is doing a lot of work to prepare this important document for ratification. The Supreme Soviet of the USSR ratified the Convention, and it came into force on June 13, 1990. Later, all the republics that were part of the USSR, having received the status of independent states, confirmed the legality of the Convention on the Rights of the Child on their territories.

Likhanov also founded and headed the Scientific Research Institute of Childhood, created the literary club “Molodost” for aspiring authors, created the publishing house “Dom”, the magazines “We” for teenagers and “Tram” for kids, and subsequently the magazines “Guiding Star. School reading", "God's World", "Children of Man", "Foreign Novel". Opened the publishing, educational and cultural center “Childhood. Adolescence. Youth". On his initiative, a children's rehabilitation center of the International Association of Children's Funds was created in the Moscow region. In the Belgorod region there is an orphanage in the regional center of Rovenki, built with the financial participation of the Russian Children's Fund and also named after him. In Kirov there is a library for children and youth named after Albert Likhanov. The Albert Likhanov Children's Library operates in the city of Krymsk, Krasnodar Territory, and the Belgorod Regional Children's Library has been given the status of "A. A. Likhanov's Library."

His works have been published in Russia in 30 million copies. Back in 1979, the publishing house “Young Guard” published “Favorites” in 2 volumes. In 1986-1987, the same publishing house published collected works in 4 volumes with a circulation of 150 thousand copies. In 2000, the Terra publishing house published a collection of works in 6 volumes. In 2005, the “Library “Love and Remember” was published in 20 books. And in 2010, “Terra” published a new collection of works in 7 volumes. In the same year, 2010, the publishing, educational and cultural center “Childhood. Adolescence. Youth” published a collection of works for children and youth by Albert Likhanov in 15 volumes with color illustrations and large print. In 2014-2015, the same publishing house released the novel “Russian Boys” in the form of a cycle of 11 large-format and high-quality illustrated books. In 2015, the Knigovek publishing house published collected works in 10 volumes

In the Belgorod region (since 2000) and in the Kirov region (since 2001), annual Likhanov social-literary and literary-pedagogical readings are held, in which many children, parents, teachers, creative intelligentsia, and the public take part. In the Kirov region, the Albert Likhanov Prize was established for librarians of school, children's and rural libraries. For elementary school teachers, he established a prize named after his first teacher, A. N. Teplyashina, who taught him during the war and was awarded two Orders of Lenin. At the initiative of the writer, a memorial plaque was installed for her. 126 books by the writer have been published abroad in Russia in 34 languages.

The first collected works in 4 volumes were published in 1986-87 (“Young Guard”). In 2000 - in 6 volumes (Terra, Moscow). In 2005 - “Albert Likhanov’s Library “Love and Remember”, which included 20 non-standardly designed books (“Childhood. Adolescence. Youth”). In 2010 - a collection of works for children and youth in 15 volumes (“Childhood. Adolescence . Youth") and a collection of works in 7 volumes ("Knigovek") as a supplement to the magazine "Ogonyok".

The period of maturation of Likhanov’s talent can be roughly designated as 1967-1976. At this time, he created such significant works as the novel “Labyrinth”, the stories “Clean Pebbles”, “Deception”, “Solar Eclipse” and others. The theme of the formation of the younger generation becomes the main one in his work. The writer pays special attention to the role of family and school in raising a child and in shaping his character.

Likhanov wrote a number of wonderful works about his wartime childhood. The military theme in the writer’s work acquires special significance and organicity, because it embodies his ideas about life values, about honor, duty, feat, and human dignity. Works about wartime childhood were created by the writer on a life basis - the memory of his childhood. In them, the author conveys the feeling of what he experienced during the Great Patriotic War. Publicism, passion, truthfulness are characteristic features of Likhanov’s style in all literary genres. One of the most dramatic works about wartime childhood is the story “The Last Cold” (). This story, the stories “The Store of Beloved Aids” and “Children’s Library”, the novel “Men’s School”, form a kind of literary cycle about wartime childhood. Likhanov touches on the military theme both in the story “Military Echelon” and in the novel “My General”. In the writer’s books, the author’s personality is felt; it manifests itself primarily in the pathos of his work, in the way he relates to the moral quest of the heroes, to their uncontrollable desire to find themselves, to discover the best in themselves.

1970-1990 - the period of Likhanov’s active writing activity. He publishes works of various genres, addressed to readers of different ages. From reflections on letters from readers, the idea for a book about modern education, “Dramatic Pedagogy: Essays on Conflict Situations” (), was born, which has been translated into many languages. For this book in 1987 A. A. Likhanov was awarded the International Prize named after. Janusz Korczak. The book for teachers “Children without Parents” () is devoted to the problems of raising orphans. Likhanov successfully combines his creativity with active social activities in defense of children.

Albert Likhanov takes an active civic position and fights with the words of the writer and the deeds of the Children's Fund to preserve happiness in the life of every child, for adults to understand the problems of the younger generation.

In the preface to the book “For These Little Ones,” Likhanov states:

Movies

- “Family Circumstances”, based on the story “Deception”. Director L. Martynyuk, scriptwriter A. Likhanov; Minsk, Belarusfilm.
- “My General”, 2-part television film. Director A. Benkendorf, scriptwriter A. Likhanov; Kyiv, Film Studio named after. A. Dovzhenko.
- “Good intentions”, based on the story of the same name. Director A. Benkendorf, scriptwriter A. Likhanov; Kyiv, Film Studio named after. A. Dovzhenko.
- “Carousel on the Market Square”, based on A. Likhanov’s story “Golgotha”. Directed by N. Istanbul, scripted by A. Likhanov. Moscow, “Mosfilm” (filmed in Slobodsky, Kirov region).
- "Team 33". Based on the story “Military Echelon” by A. Likhanov. Director N. Gusarov, scriptwriter V. Chernykh. Sverdlovsk, Sverdlovsk Film Studio.
- “The Highest Measure” (in Slovak), based on the story of the same name by A. Likhanov. Bratislava (Slovakia), Slovak Television [ ] .
- “The Last Cold”, based on the story of the same name by A. Likhanov. Directors B. Kalymbetov, B. Iskakov, scriptwriters B. Kalymbetov, S. Narymbetov, B. Iskakov. Kazakhstan.

Awards

Order of Merit for the Fatherland, III degree (2005)
Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree (2000) - for services to the state and many years of active social activity
Order of Honor (2016)
Order of Friendship (2010) - for many years of active social activities and the development of humanitarian cooperation
Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
Medal "For the construction of the Baikal-Amur Mainline"
Medals of the USSR, Armenia and Belarus
Order of Honor (Georgia, 1996)
Order of Merit, III degree (Ukraine, 2006)
Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius, 1st degree (Bulgaria, 2007)
Order of Francysk Skaryna (Belarus, 2015)
Order of Friendship (South Ossetia, 2010)
Order of Honor (South Ossetia, 2015)
Prize of the President of the Russian Federation in the field of education (2003) - for the creation of family orphanages
Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of culture (2009) - for the dilogy “Russian Boys” and “Men’s School”
State Prize of the RSFSR named after N.K. Krupskaya (1980) - for the novel “My General” and the stories “Deception” and “Solar Eclipse”

Occupation novelist, scientist, teacher, public figure Years of creativity 1953 - present Direction critical realism, realism Language of works Russian Awards

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Albert Anatolyevich Likhanov(born September 13) - Russian writer, public figure. President of the International Association of Children's Funds, Chairman of the Russian Children's Fund, Director of the Research Institute of Childhood.

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✪ The highest measure. Albert Likhanov

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Friends, if you don’t have the opportunity (time, desire, energy) to read Albert Likhanov’s story “The Supreme Measure,” watch this video and you will know as much about the difficult fate of one woman as the person who read this story. By the way, one subscriber asked me to retell “The Supreme Measure”. Before that, I didn’t even know either the work itself or Likhanov. Overall, the story is good and useful. And when something is pleasant to read, it is also interesting to tell. It’s actually strange... The story was written by a man. And the story itself is told on behalf of a woman. Likhanov was then 47 years old when he wrote. I, for one, cannot imagine a woman writing an actual book on behalf of a man. We are different - we think completely differently. Because, girls, it is very possible that some of the actions of the main character will seem untrue to you. Be prepared for this. Likhanov wrote the story in 1982. Events take place during the same period in Moscow and some other provincial city. One summer, a woman was traveling on a train. She admires nature outside the window. But when her thoughts return to recent events, her heart is filled with excruciating pain. Only sleeping pills helped her forget. She rode in the compartment herself. I was driving home to my adult daughter. She decided on the road to figure out her life, what she did wrong and where. Sofya Sergeevna remembered how her son Sasha and his ex-wife Irina saw her off yesterday. They asked her how they should live further. And she didn’t know how to live on her own now. On the train, the woman recalled her life. When she was younger, she worked in the university library in the reading room. She lived in the provinces, although she was originally from Moscow. Once a student Oleg Osipov came to this library. There were no places in the common rooms, and Sophia took him to a separate room, where she herself sometimes dined with the girls. She also brought the girl Olya Olgina there. It turned out OOOO - these are their initials. A week and a half later, Olya asked Sofya Sergeevna to be a witness at their wedding. The wedding was ordinary - a student wedding. The guys had no money. That’s why vinaigrette was the main appetizer. But how much fun it was at such weddings. Even then, Sophia thought that for some reason... sincere fun can only happen when people are poor. And on the contrary: when people have money, then purity and sincerity disappear... A very controversial observation... One day, her son Sasha brought a girl, Irina, to that library room. She didn't like Irina. She was beautiful. But this beauty, according to Sophia, was somehow... unreal. Plus, she was older than Sasha and three centimeters taller than him. The girls with whom Sophia worked told her that they often saw Irina kissing different guys in the library. In the evening she told her son everything she thought about his chosen one. But at the same time she understood that she no longer had power over her son. Irina seized her - this power. One hope was that the girl would quickly get bored with Sasha. I didn’t get tired of it quickly... Sophia later realized her mistake. She should have set her son up with good girls earlier, but she... was stupid. Irina appeared on the horizon and took him away from his mother. A year later they got married. Sasha was then in his 3rd year. They lived in Sophia's apartment. The young couple are in one room, Sophia and her daughter Alya are in another. Ali had epileptic seizures. She was the same age as Irina, but... unconscious. Birth trauma... Yes... This was not the life Irina expected. But! She looked after Alya. And sincerely. After all, it was definitely impossible to get anything from her in return. So Sophia reasoned. She called her son kind, spineless, too obedient. Now pause! And who raised him to be so spineless and too obedient? Isn't it you, Sofya Sergeevna? She brought up a rag - so what you get is not a man with balls, but some kind of misunderstanding. This was also evident at school. His classmates bullied him. Until he learned to adapt to the strong. Irina studied philology - Spanish language and literature. I studied well. Sophia saw the strength in Irina and understood that she would eventually eat her son. And now, by the way, about her son and daughter... These were not her children. Sister Zhenya died, and Sophia began to take care of her children as if they were her own. It was hard at the beginning. Alya is forever sick. Sashka was 3 years old then. Sophia decided to leave Moscow. Friends advised me to give up children. Especially from Ali. But Sophia could not do that. In the new city, she met a nurse, Maria, an assistant, without whom she could not have coped. Maria was retired and, in order not to sit idle, looked after Alya. Sophia paid her a symbolic 20 rubles a month, which she spent on gifts for Ali. Only Maria in the new city knew that the children were not hers. Sasha graduated from university with C grades and went to work as a teacher. And excellent student Irina was left without a job. Who in their city needed Spanish?.. Nobody! Sophia had previously been surprised by Irina’s choice to learn Spanish. Sasha began to earn 100 rubles a month and Sophia really felt better. Then she immediately bought Maria a gift - a woolen dress. At least I wanted to thank her somehow. Well, then I’ll tell you something that for a modern girl in her head... won’t settle down. But in the era of general shortages in the Soviet Union, this was the norm. Maria put on this dress, admired it in front of the mirror, took it off and gave it to Irina. Irina's mother altered it a little and voila - the girl has a new dress. But still, the relationship with my daughter-in-law did not improve. There was no work for her. Then Irina began to act differently. Every day she put on different outfits and went out into the city to hunt - looking for something. And one day she came and said that she had gotten a job as a secretary to the director of a large plant. Both Sasha and Sophia went crazy. Study for five years, then go to work as a secretary and enjoy it. Here are the naive ones... Sasha resigned himself. I still wouldn't reconcile myself. With his character. His wife received an even higher salary than him. One day, the son told his mother that Irina compared him to a tractor cart. - You, he says, don’t think about anything. You are a tractor cart, and I am a tractor, if fate so decides. Where I’m going, you too should go there, don’t go too far, then you’ll understand. Working next to the director, Irina gained authority. Many people wanted to know her. And besides, she was... beautiful... Irina was becoming a serious figure on an urban scale. She admired her director - a war hero, a deputy. Irina dressed provocatively according to her mother-in-law’s standards, which of course irritated her. But that was Sasha's business. A few months later, Irina said that she had gotten an apartment for them. Sasha ran around like a puppy, wagging his tail. She had only worked for six months and had already taken out the apartment. A punchy girl... Sophia was delighted - finally Irina would disappear from her house. The three of them went to the outskirts of the city to look at the new building. We went into an apartment (one room) - nice, spacious. And the young people say that they don’t have enough. Now they need more - they want to have a child. According to Sophia, their son (her grandson) Igor was born not as a fruit of love, but as a household necessity. After 9 months, Irina gave birth to a boy. The factory gave them a “kopeck piece” - closer to the center. The troubles over Igor brought Sophia closer to her daughter-in-law. It seemed to her that this happy family life had arrived for her son. At the same time, Sophia always realized that she, without her own experience in family life, did not know how it should be. Sophia adored her grandson. After giving birth, Irina became even more beautiful as an adult. And soon Sasha got a new job. It was Irina’s director who fussed over his friend, and the professor took Sasha to his physics laboratory. There Sasha was overwhelmed. The professor couldn't be happier. He now began to earn 200 rubles. Everything that Irina took on bore fruit. Everything was calculated with mathematical precision - every next step. “What will happen next?” thought the mother-in-law. Irina didn’t take Spanish. I did it every day. Once she went with her director to Moscow on a business trip. And the main reason for her trip (Sofia found out this later) was to advertise an exchange of apartments - her “kopeck piece” here for a “one-room apartment” in Moscow. Irina spun Sashka as she wanted. He did everything as she needed. Friends, you already understand that a woman like Irina cannot live long with such a schmuck like Sasha. She will find herself a normal man. Irina continued to travel to Moscow - first on business trips, then on vacation. Herself... The mother-in-law understood that this was not without reason. Sasha also sometimes went to Moscow. He returned sad. Once I was near the house where they once lived - it turns out I remembered. But he didn’t remember his own mother. Soon a pensioner appeared on the horizon who wanted to exchange apartments. He wanted to live out his life in his homeland, so he decided to leave Moscow. To move, one formality was needed - an invitation to work. Do you understand why Irina needed Sasha? Yes! With his golden hands, almost every scientific institute was ready to take him. Irina’s new acquaintance, a certain Ryzhov, the deputy director of the institute, helped. Sophia wanted her grandson to be left to her, but she understood that this would not happen. Once Irina said in a conversation that her torment at work would finally end. For 4 years she was at the beck and call of her director, and now in Moscow she will finally spread her wings with her Spanish. Irina calculated everything long ago, like a chess player - many moves ahead. To exchange an apartment in Moscow, a one-room apartment was not enough here - a two-room apartment was needed. They'll give you a "kopeck piece" if you have a child. So you need to give birth. More work will be needed in Moscow. This means Sasha needs to be accommodated. - I behaved like a man, unlike Sasha. The apartment, his work, Igor, and now Moscow are all my merit. And you can’t argue – everything is so! Shortly before their departure, Maria died - easily, calmly, at home. When Sophia came to her home, her wall clock, which always worked, suddenly stopped and did not want to work anymore. “Mysticism,” thought Sophia. Now she was left on her own. Only Alya was nearby. But you can't even talk to her. In Moscow, Irina got a job in the library of foreign literature. Then I entered graduate school by correspondence. After 2 months, Sasha moved to another job, where they paid more. When Alya was taken to the hospital for several days with another attack, Sofya Sergeevna flew to Moscow. Without even warning anyone. For a year and a half she did not see her son, grandson and daughter-in-law. I arrived... And there was no one at home. I left my things with my neighbors and went for a walk around my once native Moscow. First of all, I went to the Vagankovskoye cemetery. To sister Zhenya... Sasha and Igor were very glad to see her. Irina came around 23:00 - she was writing her dissertation. Sophia looked at her - a beauty, like something out of a magazine, elegant, even thinner. In communication she is calm, confident, strong. Igorka immediately sent her to bed, and sent Sasha to the kitchen to make tea. And everyone obeyed. Sophia rarely came to Moscow. And Alya had no one to leave with, and she didn’t want to. Nurses for Ali were constantly changing - no one could stand it for long. When Igor was in the 5th grade, he himself came to his grandmother. Irina defended her dissertation. From the library I moved to the university to teach Spanish. Spanish began to gain popularity, so her knowledge of the language turned out to be in great demand. Sasha began to drink slowly. Letters from Moscow began to arrive less and less often. In each of them, Sasha complained about Igor - he was uncontrollable. He was already 15. And once the letter contained one short phrase: “Irina and I have separated.” Honestly, I don't believe it. So that Irina, having moved to Moscow, endured this misunderstanding for 12 years. She should have left him sooner. A few days later Sasha arrived. He told everything. He said that a month after moving, he realized that everything would end in divorce. Someone gave him a note in which he wrote that for the work at the institute that Ryzhov gave him, Irina... paid off with sex... - I showed this note to Ryzhov. He got scared. I thought that I would complain to the party. Then he showed it to Irina. So she said that she did it for me, and I’m an ungrateful bastard. A man who respects himself would immediately tell this Irina to go to hell. Well, this schmuck chewed snot for 12 years. He told his mother that she had left for someone else, and he had another one. Honestly, I don’t believe that any normal woman would pay attention to this teapot. Her name is Elga. Widow. With two children. Rich. Irina married a diplomat and became pregnant. I believe here. I found myself a man. After giving birth, I planned to go to live in Spain. Sasha said that he was happy. Because for the first time he is loved. And he loves. - What about Igor? – asked Sophia. - By myself. Irina’s husband has no time for him. Yes, me too. Soon he will go to college – he’s already an adult. Somehow myself. Sophia is shocked: - How? Is he still a child? Give it to me. - Calm down. He still has an apartment. Gets married. And everything will be fine with him. When Sophia saw off her son to Moscow, she asked herself the question: “Where was your dignity for so many years?” And she answered herself: “That means he didn’t exist.” You are weak, Sasha, spineless. Very soon Sofya Sergeevna went to Moscow. The grandson met her, but without any manifestations of violent joy. Then Irina came to her son. She said hello as if nothing had happened. We talked. Mainly about Igor. “He feels even better now - he doesn’t see quarrels,” said Irina. Then Sasha came and his mother was happy. Car keys in hands. This is Elgi. She has a three-ruble ruble, a dacha, and a Zhiguli. Alexander settled in well. Irina wanted to celebrate Igor’s graduation from 9th grade. Her new husband, diplomat Boris Vladimirovich, came. Then Sasha and Elga appeared. They all communicate normally, but Sofya Sergeevna is somehow uncomfortable. She doesn't know how she should behave. In her understanding, exes should be enemies, and these... are normal. Sasha gave his son a color TV. Friends, color TV used to be a luxury - most people had black and white ones. Irina gave a cooler gift - a Java motorcycle. The dream of every Soviet teenager. Igor took the gifts without enthusiasm - for granted. Sasha saw that his gift was significantly inferior to Irina’s. Parents with such gifts... seemed to be... paying off the fact that they could not give their son full-fledged parental love. Sofya Sergeevna understood this, and Igor understood. When everyone left, he said to his grandmother: “It’s good that they got divorced.” Otherwise they wouldn’t have given me a motorcycle with a TV. Then they will give you a car. And then I'll marry a millionaire. As Father! Igor offered to take his grandmother for a ride on a motorcycle. And he went for a ride... He brought his grandmother to her house, where she lived 40 years ago. And then he said that he had found an old man who once knew her. The old man told the whole truth. - Did you tell them? - asked the grandmother. - No. They do not know. Why did you hide everything? Explain to me... And Sophia told me. Zhenya and he were twins. Sophia was born 15 minutes earlier. Zhenya was like her mother, Sophia was like her father. The sisters were friends and loved each other. We dreamed of big and bright love. And Zhenya was the first to receive this love. At the age of 19 she got married. It was January '42. Six months ago the war began. A month ago, my parents were killed by a bomb. And then a joyful Zhenya comes running with the major whom she knew the day before. The pilot's name was Andrey. Zhenya asked Sophia... to go for a walk somewhere. - What are you doing? You don't know him, do you? Or maybe he has a family? - Never mind. I want to fuck. I love him. And he me. We will get married... Andrei was serious. He told Sophia that he loved Zhenya. We got married. Sasha was born in October. Andrei was nearby... He did not die in the war... A year later, when Zhenya was expecting her second child, Andrei came to say goodbye - he was transferred to another front. On the way home, he stood up for an old woman whose purse was being taken away by the gopniks. He was stabbed and died in a park near the metro, not far from his home. Zhenya was the first to know about this. When Sophia came home from work, her sister was sitting on the table, in a winter coat, dangling her legs and singing: “I’m a little ballerina... It looked like Zhenya had lost her mind: her lips bitten into blood, her yellow face... Grief overwhelmed her - she started drinking, turned grey. At 21 years old. But she was pregnant... Ali’s daughter had a birth injury. The doctors suggested not taking the child, but Zhenya did. But my sister’s psyche turned out to be weak – she couldn’t stand it. She drank a lot of sleeping pills and... died. Sophia was offered to give the children to the state, but she refused. And then she decided to cut off all ties with her past life and moved to another city. Only that she also loved her sister’s husband Sophia did not tell her grandson. She never had a man in her entire life!!!... After the war there were many women without men. And she also has two children... In general, it didn’t work out. Sophia asked Igor not to tell anyone about her secret. He swore to remain silent. Igor asked his grandmother not to leave. But Alya was at home and needed her constantly. That's why I flew home. The whole delegation saw her off. Irina promised to name the child, if it was a girl, Sonya. She gave birth to a boy. And then Sophia’s son called and said that Igor had crashed... He crashed into a truck. On the circle, Igor did not give way. Sophia decided that he did this on purpose. She told her son the following phrase: “When a person is not needed by his loved ones, he dies.” The son did not understand what she was talking about. - When a person is not needed by his loved ones, he dies. - Sophia repeated again. She decided that it was God who punished Sasha and Irina for their inhumanity. Capital punishment. You cannot achieve happiness by thinking only about yourself... This is the story, friends...

Biography

During these years, literary fame came to him. One after another, Yunost publishes his stories.

Likhanov also founded and headed the Scientific Research Institute of Childhood, created the literary club “Molodost” for aspiring authors, created the publishing house “Dom”, the magazines “We” for teenagers and “Tram” for kids, and subsequently the magazines “Guiding Star. School reading", "God's World", "Children of Man", "Foreign Novel". Opened the publishing, educational and cultural center “Childhood. Adolescence. Youth". On his initiative, a children's rehabilitation center of the International Association of Children's Funds was created in the Moscow region. In the Belgorod region there is an orphanage in the regional center of Rovenki, built with the financial participation of the Russian Children's Fund and also named after him. In Kirov there is a library for children and youth named after Albert Likhanov. The children's library named after Albert Likhanov operates in the city of Shakhty, Rostov region, and the Belgorod regional children's library has been given the status of "A. A. Likhanov's Library."

In the Belgorod region (since 2000) and in the Kirov region (since 2001), annual Likhanov social-literary and literary-pedagogical readings are held, in which many children, parents, teachers, creative intelligentsia, and the public take part. In the Kirov region, the Albert Likhanov Prize was established for librarians of school, children's and rural libraries. For elementary school teachers, he established a prize named after his first teacher, A. N. Teplyashina, who taught him during the war and was awarded two Orders of Lenin. At the initiative of the writer, a memorial plaque was installed for her. 106 books by the writer have been published abroad in Russia in 34 languages.

1970-1990 - the period of Likhanov’s active writing activity. He publishes works of various genres, addressed to readers of different ages. From reflections on letters from readers, the idea for a book about modern education, “Dramatic Pedagogy: Essays on Conflict Situations” (), was born, which has been translated into many languages. For this book in 1987 A. A. Likhanov was awarded the International Prize named after. Janusz Korczak. Likhanov successfully combines his creativity with active social activities in defense of children.

Albert Likhanov takes an active civic position as a defender of the moral values and traditions of his Fatherland, therefore he fights with the word of the writer and the deeds of the Children's Fund to preserve happiness in the life of every child, for adults to understand the problems of the younger generation &

In the preface to the book “For These Little Ones,” Likhanov states:

Not necessarily united into any community - a state, a club, a family - each person, each individual

And the writer Albert Likhanov shows with his life the path of truth. He always defended justice and tried to act on the side of the light. The life of such an idealist could not be simple, but it turned out to be very interesting and harmonious.

Childhood of a children's writer

In the small town of Kirov, on September 13, 1935, a boy was born - Albert Likhanov. His biography began the same way as that of many other children: school, clubs, books. The boy's family was generally the most ordinary; only one circumstance distinguished its history - among its ancestors there were hereditary nobles who professed Christianity and baptized their children in the church. But the boy learned about these circumstances as an adult, and spent his childhood in the same way as all his peers. After school, Albert entered the journalism department of the Ural University in Sverdlovsk, he felt a desire to write, and journalism seemed to him the right direction in life.

First experiments

Likhanov embarked on the literary path after graduating from university. A graduate of the journalism department in 1958, he returned to Kirov and began working for the Kirovskaya Pravda newspaper. At the same time, a new writer for children and youth appeared on the country's literary field - Albert Likhanov. The stories that he sent to the editors of the magazine “Youth” were received favorably and in 1962 the work “Shagreen Skin” was published. The young author finds his audience - teenagers - and writes quite a lot. His works are distinguished by subtle psychologism, vitality and social acuity.

Professional path

Real literary fame came to the writer in the 70s. At this time, Albert Likhanov became one of the most popular authors for young people, whose biography develops in two directions: he writes and also works in the media. The writer's stories were published in the magazine "Yunost" in the 1970s; he honed his style, becoming a real mature author. In total, the writer has written 106 books to date; they have been published in more than 30 million copies. In 2005, a 20-volume collected works of Albert Likhanov was published. In addition, collected works of the author were published three more times in Russia. Albert Likhanov, whose books have been translated into 34 languages of the world, also achieved international recognition.

As a journalist, Likhanov worked for some time at Komsomolskaya Pravda in Novosibirsk, then he was invited to Moscow, to the very popular magazine Smena, where he would work for 20 years, 13 of them as editor-in-chief. During the years of perestroika, Likhanov became the head of the Children's Fund, which was created on his initiative, and heads it quite successfully to the present day. He was also among the founders of the Research Institute of Childhood, of which he still serves as permanent director.

Literary achievements

The success of a writer is assessed by his works, and Albert Likhanov is no exception, whose books have been read by several generations of young people. His most famous creations are the stories “Clean Pebbles”, “Deception”, “Calvary”, “Good Intentions”, “The Highest Measure”, “Innocent Secrets”, “Flood”, “Nobody”, the trilogy “Good Intentions”, “Russians” boys" - a novel in stories and a novel-duology about the war "Men's School".

Social, rather tough prose is what makes Albert Likhanov stand out. “The Broken Doll” - an acutely social story that shook the country - is a vivid example of the writer’s powerful talent.

Likhanov’s works were repeatedly filmed, for example, the films “Family Circumstances”, “Good Intentions” and “The Supreme Measure” were able to convey the spirit of the writer’s prose and contribute to the education of young people. In total, 8 works of the author were filmed.

For his literary works and social activities, Likhanov repeatedly received awards at various levels; he received 11 different orders, including the Red Banner of Labor, Friendship and “For Services to the Fatherland, III degree,” 8 major prizes and a number of medals.

Social activity

A man with a caring heart - this title was given to Albert Likhanov, whose biography is closely connected with various socially significant activities. He always acted as a defender of children and devoted a lot of time and effort to this. At his insistence, a Children's Fund appeared in the USSR, which to this day carries out a variety of charitable activities.

In 1989, Likhanov was elected People's Deputy of the USSR and he joined the work on the Universal Convention on the Rights of the Child. He also participates in the UN meeting at which this document is adopted. Later, he would make a lot of efforts to ratify the Convention in the USSR.

In addition, Likhanov is active in the Writers' Union, working as secretary and member of the organization's board. He actively supports young writers - for this purpose, a club for young authors “Molodist”, a publishing house for aspiring writers “Dom”, as well as five magazines for children and teenagers have been created. He establishes special awards for teachers and children's libraries.

The writer does a lot for disadvantaged children; on his initiative, the Children's Fund is building several houses for orphans. Several libraries for children and youth have been opened, and special publications for children have been published.

Albert Likhanov also meets with different people who come to him with their troubles. The writer tries to help everyone.

Private life

If there are people with a harmonious destiny, then a striking example is Albert Likhanov, whose biography combines creativity, professional activity, social activity and family life. The writer has a strong rear; his wife Lidiya Aleksandrovna, a former television announcer, shares her husband’s interests and supports him in all his endeavors. They have a son, Dmitry, who followed in his father’s footsteps and became a journalist and writer. True, he chose literature for adults for himself, but in this area he represents his name with dignity. The family lives by common interests, and this is probably one of the secrets of Albert Likhanov’s love of life and optimism.

When the news reports that Albert Likhanov is 80 years old, it’s hard to believe, because he is cheerful and young at heart. He continues to meet with readers, conduct social activities and write; he infects with energy, optimism and faith in people.

“My books are for everyone, and perhaps for parents more than for children, although, to be honest, I would like, first of all, to be heard by the child.”

A.A. Likhanov

Albert Anatolyevich Likhanov, a man whose titles and regalia can be listed for a very long time - writer, journalist, chairman of the Russian Children's Fund, president of the International Association of Children's Funds, director of the Research Institute of Childhood, academician of the Russian Academy of Education and the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, honorary doctor and professor at a number of Russian universities and the Japanese Soka University (Tokyo), honorary citizen of Kirov and the Kirov region. Albert Likhanov has received many prizes and awards: the State Prize of the RSFSR named after N.K. Krupskaya, the Lenin Komsomol Prize, the International Prize named after M. Gorky, the International Prize named after Janusz Korczak, the International Cultural Prize named after Victor Hugo, the prize named after N. Ostrovsky, the B. Polevoy, named after F.M. Dostoevsky, named after S.T. Aksakov, Great Literary Prize of Russia, Prize of the President of the Russian Federation in the field of education, Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of culture and many other awards. Librarian Yana Skipina introduces us to today's hero of the day.

Albert Anatolyevich Likhanov was born on September 13, 1935 in Kirov. His father was a mechanic, and his mother was a medical laboratory assistant and worked in hospitals all her life. In 1953, Albert entered the journalism department of the Ural State University in the city of Sverdlovsk. In 1958, after graduating from university, he returned to Kirov, where he worked at the Kirovskaya Pravda newspaper, and since 1961 he headed the editorial office of the Komsomolskoe Plemya newspaper.

His first book, “About the Noble Queen, Golden Grains and Warm Hearts,” was published there in Kirov in 1959. In 1963, a book was published about the 19th century Italian artist E. Andriolli, entitled “Let there be sunshine!”, from which the writer began his creative countdown.

Since 1975, A. A. Likhanov became the editor-in-chief of the Smena magazine. By this time the writer was already becoming famous, in 1986-1987. The first collection of his works was published in 4 volumes, published by the Young Guard. In 1983, a book was written, for which the author was awarded the International Prize. Janusz Korczak in 1987, entitled “Dramatic Pedagogy: Essays on Conflict Situations.” This book about the problems of pedagogy and modern education was written based on reflections on letters from readers.

His books have been published in over 30 million copies in Russia and 106 books abroad in 34 languages. A. Likhanov’s books have been translated into many languages of the world - such as English, German, Spanish, French, Chinese, Vietnamese, Greek, Japanese, languages of the CIS countries, etc.

Albert Anatolyevich is the author of many books for children and teenagers. The main directions of Albert Likhanov’s creativity are: childhood, youth, problems of youth and adolescents. The writer reveals themes of upbringing, the role of family, school, and environment in the development of personality. He remains faithful to this issue throughout not only his entire literary but also social activity.

“I consider teenagers my main topic and audience. This emerging person requires deep reflection. We need to write about him and for him.”

A special place in the work of Albert Likhanov is occupied by books about military childhood and war through the eyes of a child. About how ideas about life values, about honor, about heroism and awareness of one’s place in the heroism of the entire people are formed. Works about wartime childhood were written by the author based on his own memories and feelings experienced during his childhood. For example, the collection of stories “Music”, the stories “Shop of Visual Aids”, “Men’s School”, “The Last Cold” show how children understood the war, how it changed their childhood, the surrounding reality, taught them to value life and small joys very early on.

Likhanov also touches on the military theme in the story “Military Echelon” and in the novel “My General”.

Along with his outstanding literary activity, Albert Anatolyevich Likhanov achieved high results in social work. His attentive, caring attitude to the problems of children and education allowed him to influence state policy in this direction, and in 1985 and 1987, Decrees of the USSR Government on assistance to orphans were adopted. In 1987, on the initiative of Albert Likhanov, the Soviet Children's Fund named after V.I. Lenin was created, which in 1992 was transformed into the International Association of Children's Funds, and in 1991 the Russian Children's Fund was established with branches in all republics, territories and regions of the USSR, and later Russia and the CIS. In October 2006, the All-Russian Public Fund "Russian Children's Fund" was renamed into the public charitable foundation "Russian Children's Fund". The Foundation and its 74 regional branches actively contribute to the implementation of nationwide long-term charitable programs aimed at providing additional social assistance to needy children in Russia in collaboration with government authorities, commercial structures, and other public organizations.

Albert Anatolyevich came up with the idea of creating family orphanages. On the initiative of A. Likhanov, a Rehabilitation Children's Center of the International Association of Children's Funds was created in the Moscow region.

In many cities of Russia, children's libraries named after Albert Likhanov have been opened (in the Kirov, Rostov and Belgorod regions) and Likhanov readings are held.

In addition, in the Kirov region, a prize named after Albert Likhanov was established for school, children's and rural librarians, and for elementary school teachers, a prize was established in the name of A. Likhanov's first teacher, Appolinaria Nikolaevna Teplyashina, who taught him during the war years and was awarded two Orders of Lenin.

There are also books for the adult generation in the works of A. A. Likhanov. The stories “Calvary”, “Good Intentions”, “The Highest Measure”, if not for children, are about children, about responsibility for them, about the meaning of life, which is lost if adults betray them.

The following films have been made based on the works of Albert Likhanov: “My General”, “Family Circumstances” (based on the story “Deception”), Carousel on the Market Square” (based on the story “Calvary”), “The Last Cold”, “Good Intentions”, “Team 33” (based on the story “Military Echelon”)

Try to understand!Easiest to crush. Try to understand, that's the most important thing.
Many people are offended by the truth. They are not offended by lies. They say thank you for the lies. But they cannot forgive the truth.
Disasters, troubles, deaths - you can understand this, without them there is no world. But orphanhood is incomprehensible, because it is so simple: for children - for all children! - parents are needed. Even if they are not there.
There are people who are like magnets. They don’t do anything special, but people are drawn to them.
...adults are just former children.
Every time has its own cruelty. And kindness is one thing, for all time.
Who will explain to you, adults, that something fragile is easy to break? You won’t even notice a break or a crack, but your soul will go astray. This fragile, brittle thing is a child’s soul. Oh, how we should take care of her, oh, how we should!..
Ah, adults, smart, wise people! If only you knew how heavy your cries are! How wrong it is - your word does not sound, but acts, into which, perhaps, you did not put such meaning, but you said it, and it sounds, sounds like the drawn-out sound of a tuning fork in a small soul for many, many years. It seems to many that it is not at all harmful to squeeze when you are dealing with a small thing, perhaps, on the contrary: let him remember it more firmly, cut it on the nose. Life is ahead of duty, and many important truths need to be put into this stubborn head. Who will explain to you, adults, that something fragile is easy to break? You won’t even notice a break or a crack, but your soul will go astray. Look, a good child suddenly becomes a bad adult, to whom neither companionship, nor love, nor even holy motherly love is dear or loved. This is a fragile, brittle thing - a child’s soul. Oh, how we should take care of her, oh, how we should!..
Life doesn’t end with school...it’s just beginning.
When you don't know what to do, act naturally.
Every child needs close people. And if they are not there, no matter what you do, everything will be wrong.
You can educate a person only by giving him a part of yourself.
I believe that compassion is human nature. Compassion as a talent - given or not given. But more often it is given because it is a special talent. Without him it is difficult to remain human.
Every accident has its own pattern.
All troubles are solar eclipses, and all life is the sun itself.
A person dies if his loved ones do not need him.
Life cannot be started over again. It can only be continued.
Adults often underestimate their own children, but little people grieve and rejoice much more tragically and sublimely than other adults, perhaps because these feelings are great, but their bodies are not yet big, so the emotions of the whole little man are occupied, without the rest...
A kind word is like wings behind your back.
Pedagogy is a form of creativity.
Success is constant when you yourself are constantly changing.

Likhanov Albert Anatolievich
Born September 13, 1935 in the city of Kirov.
In 1958 he graduated from the Ural State University. M. Gorky (Sverdlovsk), Faculty of Philology, Department of Journalism.
Academician of the Russian Academy of Education (2001), Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences (1993), Honorary Professor of the Vyatka State Pedagogical University (1995), Honorary Doctor of the Belgorod State University (2001), Honorary Doctor of the Tyumen State University ( 2007), Honorary Doctor of the St. Petersburg Humanitarian University of Trade Unions (2007), Honorary Doctor of the Japanese Soka University (2008), Honorary Professor of the Moscow Humanitarian Pedagogical Institute (2008), Honorary Doctor of the Ural State University. A.M. Gorky (2009)
1958-1961 - literary employee of the newspaper “Kirovskaya Pravda”,
1961-1964 - editor-in-chief of the newspaper “Komsomolskoe Plemya”,
1964-1966 - own correspondent for Komsomolskaya Pravda in Western Siberia (Novosibirsk),
1966-1968 - instructor of the propaganda and agitation department of the Komsomol Central Committee,
1968-1987 - magazine of the Komsomol Central Committee “Smena”: executive secretary (1968-1975), editor-in-chief (1975-1988),
1987-1992 - Chairman of the Board of the Soviet Children's Fund named after. V.I.Lenin,
1991-present - Chairman of the Board of the Russian Children's Fund, President of the International Association of Children's Funds, Director of the Research Institute of Childhood of the Russian Children's Fund (since 1988).
Writer, public figure. In 1986-1987 His collected works were published in 4 volumes. In 2000, a collection of works was published in 6 volumes. In 2005, a uniquely published collection of works by Albert Likhanov was published in the form of a library of 20 books. More than 100 of his books have been published abroad. Seven of the writer’s works have been filmed, three have been dramatized.
The main literary works are the stories “Clean Pebbles”, “Deception”, “Labyrinth” (the “Family Circumstances” trilogy), “Good Intentions”, “Calvary”, “Innocent Secrets”, “The Ultimate Measure”, “Flood”, “Nobody” ", "Broken Doll". The novel in the stories “Russian Boys” and the novel “Men’s School” form a duology about military operations.
Creative and social-pedagogical activities of A.A. Likhanova has been awarded numerous domestic and international awards: the State Prize of Russia, the Russian Prize named after. A.S. Green, Lenin Komsomol Prize, International Prize. M. Gorky, International Prize named after. Janusz Korczak, International Cultural Prize. Victor Hugo, American Oliver Award, Japanese Sakura Award, prizes named after. N. Ostrovsky, named after. B. Polevoy, Great Literary Prize of Russia, Prize of the President of the Russian Federation in the field of education.
He was awarded many medals of the USSR, the medal of K.D. Ushinsky, N.K. Krupskaya, L. Tolstoy, the Order of the Badge of Honor and the Red Banner of Labor, the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, III and IV degrees, the Georgian Order of Honor, the Ukrainian Order of Merit, medals of Belarus and Armenia.
A.A. Likhanov was recognized as Person of the Year in Russia and the USA in 2005, and in 2006 he was awarded the World Medal of Freedom “Freedom” in the USA “for his hourly and daily practical contribution to the global treasury of good.”
Sphere of scientific interests of A.A. Likhanov - children's rights, protection of domestic disadvantaged childhood. The main publications on this “topic”: “Children’s Rights”, “Social Portrait of Childhood in Russia”, “Protection of Orphans”. “Dictionary-reference book “Childhood””, “White Book of Childhood in Russia”, “Non-Children’s Concerns of the Children’s Fund”, “Dramatic Pedagogy”, “Letters in Defense of Childhood”, “Country of Childhood: Dialogues”, “Philosophy of Childhood”.