Birthdays of children's writers in May. Domestic writers and poets

Among the 2018 anniversary writers there are many big names. These are people who have left a bright mark on history and literature.

Antioch Dmitrievich Kantemir - one of the first diplomats, poets, and satirists. 8 September he's turning 10 310th birthday ( 1708) . In literature he is known for developing the syllabic system of versification.

Vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky (Tredyakovsky)- an outstanding poet of the 18th century, became famous for his translations and improvement of the Russian language, the syllabic-tonic system of adding poetry. March 5 – 305 years.

Mikhail Matveevich Kheraskov – 10/09/2018 marks 285 years– studied poetry and drama. Glorified the Age of Enlightenment in Russia. He finished the period of classicism and moved on to sentimentalism.

Gavrila Romanovich Derzhavin (07/14/1743 - 275 ) – outstanding statesman and public figure, writer and poet.

Writers-anniversaries of 2018 who lived in the 19th century.

Vladimir Konstantinovich Istomin – 06/18/2018 – 170 years old (born 1848). Writer and publisher of the magazine "Children's Holidays", where the works of L. Tolstoy and I. Zabelin were published.

Pavel Ivanovich Melnikov (Pechersky)- Date of Birth - November 6, 1818, anniversary – 200 years . He took part in ethnographic expeditions and left highly artistic fictional notes.

Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev - 09.11.1818 - 200th birthday - classic of Russian prose, created unsurpassed mastery literary masterpieces. Died in 1883 03.09. - 135 years since his death .

Evgeniy Mikhailovich Feoklistov (date of birth - 04/26/1828 - 190 l.) - prose writer, journalist who worked in N. Nekrasov’s Sovremennik.

outstanding realist prose writer, philosopher, educator - born 09.09.1828 - 190 -anniversary In 2018, the anniversary of the writer and the most notable things in his work:

• 155 years since the beginning of the creation of “War and Peace”;
• 165 years - “Anna Karenina”.

Nikolai Gavrilovich Chernyshevsky (07/12/1828 – 190 years) - one of the greatest materialist philosophers, writer, encyclopedist, literary critic, author of the novel “What is to be done?”

Maxim Gorky (Alexey Maksimovich Peshkov) included in the list of anniversaries writers 2017-2018 school year. Was born 03/28/1868 - 150th anniversary. He wrote stories (“The Old Woman Izergil”, “Makar Chudra”, etc.), a/b trilogy, novels (“The Life of Klim Samgin”, “Mother”), essays and articles.

Nadezhda Andreevna Durova(pseudonym Alexander Andreevich Alexandrov) - September 28, 2018 – 235 years old (born 1783). Participant in the Patriotic War of 1812. Author of the memoirs “Cavalry Maiden”, highly appreciated by A. S. Pushkin.

Kozma Petrovich Prutkov - collective pseudonym under which A. Tolstoy, br. Zhemchuzhnikovs, authors satirical stories. Birthday - 04/11/1803 In 2018 - 215 years.

Fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev - famous poet, philosopher, diplomat. Was born 12/05/1803 – 205 years.

Vladimir Aleksandrovich Sollogub- an official who wrote prose, poetry and plays for the theater, and the creator of family memoirs. Was born 08/20/1813. 2018 marks 205 years .

Nikolai Vladimirovich Stankevich (born 10/09/1813) – 205 years old. Organized a circle of like-minded people own name, which included prominent writers, poets, and critics.

Konstantin Mikhailovich Stanyukovich (30.03.1843 – 175 years) – wrote fascinating stories about the life of military sailors.

Gleb Ivanovich Uspensky (10/25/1843 - 175 l.) - a writer who worked closely with L.N. Tolstoy.

Vladimir Galaktionovich Korolenko (born July 27, 1853) – 165 years old. Known for short stories, magazine articles, and journalism.

Fedor Sologub (F. K. Teternikov)- Symbolist poet, prose writer, playwright, author of articles on literature - born 01.03.1863 – 155 years .

Alexander Serafimovich (Popov) – 01/19/1863 – 155 l. – representative of the Soviet era, author of the famous story about Civil War"Iron Stream"

(born December 13, 1873 – 145 l.) – wrote poetry and prose. He stood at the origins of symbolism and was its leader.

Arnold Hesse (04/16/1878 – 140 years) – journalist, researcher of the work of A. S. Pushkin.

2018: anniversaries of writers and poets of the 20th century

150th birthday - Semyon Solomonovich Yushkevich (1868)- emigrant writer, engaged in drama, representative of “Russian-Jewish literature.”

140 – Mikhail Petrovich Artsybashev (05.11. 1878)– prose writer and playwright, wrote articles for magazines and scripts for films.

130 – Leonid Grossman (01/24/1888)- a famous literary critic, writer who created books about Pushkin and Dostoevsky in the “ZhZL” series.

130 – Mikhail Osorgin (Ilyin) (10/19/1878) refers to emigrant writers, wrote prose, essays, and articles for magazines.

120 - Vasily Ivanovich Lebedev-Kumach (07/24/1898) Among the writers and poets of 2018, he stands out because his poems were set to music. He is the author of poems for “The Holy War” and songs for Soviet films.

110 – Nikolai Nikolaevich Vorobyov (Bogaevsky, November 21, 1908)- writer and artist, wrote poems about the Don Cossacks.

110 – Boris Gorbatov (1908) belongs to the galaxy of Soviet prose writers, wrote scripts.

110 – Ivan Efremov (1908)- science fiction writer with a passion for space.

110 – Vitaly Zakrutkin (1908)- Russian prose writer, author of the story “Mother of Man.”

110 – Nikolai Nosov (1908)- classic of children's prose, wrote stories about Dunno.

110 – Boris Polevoy (Kampov, 03/17/1908) – Soviet-era prose writer, wrote “The Tale of a Real Man.”

100 – Boris Zakhoder (09.09 1918) – children's writer, created scripts for films, and did translations.

100/10 - Alexander Isaevich Solzhenitsyn - realist writer, dissident, author of works: “One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich”, “Matryonin’s Dvor”, “The Gulag Archipelago”, etc. Nobel laureate (1970). In 2018, 11.12. performed 100th birthday (1918), and 03.09. - 10 years from the date of death (2008).

90 – Pyotr Lukich Proskurin (01/22/1928)– wrote prose, known as the author of works on moral themes, about the relationships of people with each other.

90 – Boris Ivanov (02/25/1928)– journalist and writer, was part of the group that established the A. Bely Prize.

90 – Valentin Pikul (07/13/1928) –Russian writer, author of historical novels.

90 – Chingiz Aitmatov(12/12/1928) - Kyrgyz and Russian prose writer, author of stories and novels about the life of ordinary people.

80 – Vladimir Kazakov (1938)– follower of Russian avant-garde (futurism) in poetry.

80 - Vladimir Vysotsky (01/25/1938) - poet, musician, actor, performer of his own songs. Among the writers and poets whose anniversaries are celebrated in 2018, he is distinguished by the fact that, in addition to the poetic field, he became famous as an actor.

80 – Georgy Weiner (02/10/1938)- one of the brothers of the famous duo, who created several detective novels, was involved in writing scripts for films, and journalism.

80 – Lyudmila Petrushevskaya (05/26/1938) is engaged in literature, drama, and sings excellently.

80 – Venedikt Erofeev (24.10.1938)- poet, famous for his poem “Moscow-Petushki”.

80 – Arkady Khait (12/25/1938)- Russian satirist, wrote theater plays and film scripts.

70 – Mikhail Zadornov (07/21/1948)- an outstanding satirist, humorist, playwright of our time, author of essays, travelogues, humoresques, and plays.

Intermediate anniversaries

145 – Mikhail Mikhailovich Prishvin (1873) - famous Russian prose writer, ethnographer, created several works for children (“Pantry of the Sun”), wrote a lot about the nature of the Russian North.

135 – Fyodor Gladkov (1883) – Soviet prose writer, adherent of classical social science. realism.

135 – Demyan Bedny (Efim Alekseevich Pridvorov, 04/13/1883)- Soviet poet, revolutionary, publicist.

115 - Alexander Alfredovich Beck (01/03/1903)– Soviet writer, who created the novel “New Assignment.”

115 – Tamara Gabbe (1903)– prose writer, translator, collector of folklore, etc. She wrote a lot for children.

105 – Sergei Mikhalkov (03/13/1913)- children's poet, author of the Russian Anthem.

105 – Viktor Sergeevich Rozov (08/21/1913) – famous playwright Soviet period, author of 20 plays and film scripts (“The Cranes Are Flying”).

105 – Victor Dragunsky (01.12.1913)– classic of children's literature, author of Deniska's Stories.

95 – Grigory Baklanov (Friedman) was born in 1923. - representative of “lieutenant prose”, wrote prose and film scripts.

95 – Rasul Gamzatov (09/08/1923) – famous Russian, Dagestan poet, publicist and public figure.

95/5 - Yuri Danilovich Goncharov (1923-2013)- writer, entered literature as the author of military prose, then became a villager.

55 – Alexey Varlamov (06/23/1963)– writes prose and journalism, explores the history of literature in Russia in the 20th century.

Foreign writers-anniversaries of 2018

230 – Lord George Gordon Byron (01/22/1788)– English poet-romanticist, famous in Europe for his “dark selfishness.” Inspired by A.S. Pushkin, who wrote his first works in a romantic spirit.

200/170 – Emily Bronte (07/30/1818)- poetess and writer from Foggy Albion, a representative of the famous literary family Bronte, became famous thanks to the novel “Wuthering Heights”. She died at the age of 30 on December 19, 1848.

190 – Jules Verne (02/08/1828)- traveler, navigator, French writer, creator of classic adventure novels (“Children of Captain Grant”).

170 – Hans Hoffmann (07/27/1848)- writer, poet, teacher from Germany, creator of many short stories and novels (“Little Tsakhes”), had a wide range of interests.

120 – Erich Maria Remarque (06/22/1898)- German prose writer of the 20th century, author of the novel “On Western Front without change", which is considered the best among the works of writers " lost generation».

235 – Stendhal (01/23/1783)- famous French prose writer, author of several psychological novels(“Red and Black”), was engaged in fiction, wrote books about the architecture of Italy.

215 – Prosper Merimee (28.09.1803)- Frenchman, wrote prose and translated, including from Russian, was a master of the short story (“Matteo de Falcone”), and was interested in history.

195 – Maurice Sand (06/30/1823)- son of the famous French writer Aurora Dudevant (George Sand), poet, painter.

175 – Henry James (04/15/1843)- American prose writer who lived most of his life in Britain, author of 20 novels, 112 short stories, 12 plays.

135 – Franz Kafka (07/03/1883)– outstanding German writer of Austro-Hungarian origin, widely known throughout the world thanks to unusual works, saturated with fear, absurdity, causing the reader a feeling of anxiety.

115 – George Orwell (06/25/1903)- British writer, publicist, creator of cult dystopian novels (“1984”). Author of the term "Cold War".

The 2018 calendar is rich in dozens of significant dates, a special place among which is given to the birth anniversaries of “geniuses of the pen.” The creativity of writers opens up the opportunity to enjoy the atmosphere of feelings and emotions, gain precious knowledge and find answers to burning questions.

We recommend!Anniversaries of writers and poets in 2019

The whole world honors the memory of the eternal builders of the flowering wall of celebration and inspiration on the days of writers' anniversaries in 2018 by month:

The immortal creations of writers are a precious heritage that is not measured in material terms, but makes humanity many times richer and wiser.

Russian and foreign anniversaries

Prose writers and poets, whose birthdays fall in 2018, created their masterpieces on different continents, in different countries and different parts of the world.

A galaxy of Russian writers

"Winter" birthday people

The eightieth anniversary of the birth of the outstanding “master of rhyme” Vladimir Vysotsky will be celebrated on January 25. In addition to the traditional visit to his grave by devoted friends and fans, this day will be marked by the opening of new halls in the “Vysotsky House” dedicated to life path genius.

The anniversary date - 115 years from the birth of the writer Alexander Bek, who immortalized a whole milestone in the history of the Soviet period in his stories, falls on January 3, 2018. And on February 10, the great screenwriter and master of detective stories, Georgy Weiner, would have turned 80 years old.

Spring and summer

On March 16, the literary society will celebrate the anniversary of Maxim Gorky - 150 years from birth. The opening of restored museums dedicated to the memory of the great writer, who made a significant contribution to world literature, was timed to coincide with this day.

July will be marked by the anniversary of the Soviet-era writer-critic Nikolai Chernyshevsky and publicist Vladimir Korolenko.

"Autumn" birthday people

The most striking and significant for true connoisseurs verbal art autumn event - the 200th anniversary of the birth of Ivan Turgenev. By November 11, a large-scale celebration of the round anniversary is being prepared with the presentation of the “Turgenev” encyclopedia, the opening of a museum with its six branches and the release of memorable works of the writer.

The brightest anniversary stars in the literary firmament of foreign countries

Winter

On January 22, the whole world will pay tribute to the well-deserved respect and recognition of the great English poet of the Romantic era, George Gordon Byron, who would have turned 230 years old in 2018. And the 23rd day of the same month marks the 235th anniversary of Stendhal, a French writer whose works are read by fans of the “psychological novel” genre.

The writer and traveler, whose name is known throughout the world, the great Jules Verne was born on February 8, 1828. And on this day, but already in 2018, the public will celebrate its 190th anniversary.

Spring

An American writer who wrote 12 plays, 112 gripping stories and 20 novels, prose writer Henry James was born on April 15, 1843. 2018 marks the 175th anniversary of his birth.

Summer

120th anniversary of the famous German prose writer, one of best writers The public will celebrate the “lost generation” of Erich Maria Remarque on June 22.

The outstanding “genius of the pen,” the German-language writer Franz Kafka, would have celebrated his 135th birthday on July 3, 2018. In the same month, but on the 30th back in 1818, Emily Bronte was born in Foggy Albion, who glorified her great literary genre novel "Wuthering Heights". In 2018 she would have turned 200 years old.

The 170th anniversary of Hans Hoffmann, a talented German innovative teacher and writer, whose pen wrote the famous grotesque story “Little Zaches,” falls on July 27.

Autumn

The date September 28, 1803 is known in literary circles as the birthday of the French prose writer Prosper Merimee, a recognized master of the short story. In 2018, the date of its 215th anniversary is celebrated.

Each of these literary geniuses, in their works, presented the world with a piece of their soul, feelings, emotions and experiences, the spirit of the time and the extraordinary flavor of the era in which they happened to live and create.

As a gift to children

The dates of the anniversaries of children's writers in 2018 deserve special attention. Open the door to a fairy tale, open the curtain mysterious secret, to give a whole world of fantastic adventures - because for this it is not enough to just be a talented author, you need to love children with all your heart, and subtly feel their emotional experiences.

Among everyone’s favorite poets and prose writers who have created real masterpieces of the pen for their smallest and most grateful readers is the 110-year-old hero of the day, Nikolai Nosov. His stories, fairy tales and stories full of love for children are lively, real, witty and exciting. That is why they are so loved by young literature connoisseurs. Little Dunno, smart Bobik and Barbos, Vitya Maleev - these and other ageless, perky characters have forever settled in the hearts of long-grown-up “kids” and are just as quickly gaining warm recognition among modern children.

Boris Zakhoder, whose centenary is being celebrated in 2018, has also done a lot for the development of children's literature. His poems about professions and animals, which are both light and filled with deep meaning, and playful little rhymes are written simply and clearly, as if the author himself is still a child and sees the whole world as a child, in its brightest colors.

2018 marks the 145th anniversary of the birth of Mikhail Prishvin, whose authorship includes stories about nature that very captivatingly and kindly introduce little readers to the greatness and beauty of the world around them.

Tamara Gabbe, a teacher at heart and a talented storyteller, gave many works to children's literature (“A Book for First Reading,” plays “The Crystal Slipper,” “City of Masters, or the Tale of the Two Hunchbacks,” a retelling of “Gulliver at the Lilliputians,” etc.). Her 115th anniversary also falls in 2018.

The 105th anniversary of the birth of Sergei Mikhalkov, a famous and beloved author of perky poems by children, will be celebrated on March 13, 2018. The same age would have been this year for the great classic Viktor Dragunsky, whose pen the cycle “Deniska’s Stories” belongs to.

True masters of artistic expression have brought their valuable gifts, filled with love and respect for young readers, to the collection of literature for children.

The anniversaries of writers and poets in 2018 are the best reason to discover wonderful world words, revive in your memory the work of venerable geniuses of the pen or enjoy for the first time amazing novels, stories, stories and poems.

We offer you the TOP 10 most outstanding writers who would have celebrated their birthday in October.

Sergei Timofeevich Aksakov was born on October 1, 1791. He went down in history as a writer, literary and theater critic, and public figure. At one time he was the director of the Konstantinovsky Land Survey Institute. His collections of books on hunting and fishing, as well as collections on butterflies, are widely known. He is known to readers for his works “ The Scarlet Flower", "Buran", "Essays winter day" Sergei Timofeevich made a huge contribution to the development of Russian journalism.

On October 3, 1895 (119 years ago), the Russian poet Sergei Aleksandrovich Yesenin was born. Today his name is on everyone's lips. Many people remember his famous poems from school. He managed to become unique and master a special writing technique peculiar only to him. Unfortunately, his life was cut short tragically unknown circumstances. He was found hanged in one of the Leningrad hotels. Thus, Sergei Yesenin took the secret of his death with him.

On October 8, 1892, a historical woman was born - poetess Marina Tsvetaeva. Many people know about the complexity and tragedy of her biography. Perhaps that is why she was able to write such exciting works. Women rarely become famous poets. The very term “poetess” was perceived with hostility in those days, as “it’s not a woman’s business.” But Tsvetaeva proudly defended her work. Today she can rightfully be included among the great Russian poets of the 20th century.

Born October 8, 1940 worldwide legend- John Lennon. Besides musical activity, the founder of the Beatles, wrote poetry, prose, detective stories and action films. His collection includes the books “I Write As It’s Spelled,” “The Beatles: An Anthology,” “The Spaniard on the Wheel” and others. Nevertheless, music was the main field of his activity. Unfortunately, John Lennon became the victim of a psychopath who killed him after taking his autograph.

Miguel De Cervantes

On October 9, 1547, a new star was lit in the history of world literature in honor of Miguel De Cervantes. Brought him praise and glory famous novel about Don Quixote. He authored such works as “Travels to Parnassus”, “Persiles and Sikhismunda” and many dramatic works. It is worth noting that he had a difficult fate. At the peak of his youth, he fell into painful slavery for many years. And at the end of his life he became a monk. But despite all this, he worked until the last day of his life.

October 13, 1880 is the birthday of the famous satirist Alexander Glikberg, known to many as Sasha Cherny. His pseudonym has stuck since childhood. Their family had many children, two of whom were named Sasha. The blond was called “white”, the brunette, respectively, “black”. Sasha Cherny wrote on topical issues of the time; his works were often banned by the government. He was the shark of the pen in satire and showed all reality. He is also the author of children's prose and poems. Sasha Cherny was a fairly kind and sincere person; he was worried about the problems and troubles of the people.

On October 15, 1814, Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov was born. The poem “The poet died! - a slave of honor...” dedicated to Pushkin brought him great fame. Lermontov was different complex character, he was often secretive and short-tempered. He often became a participant in scandals, disputes and duels. The complexity of his soul had some influence on his death. He met his old acquaintance, Major Martynov, and in conversation with him Lermontov often made sarcastic and offensive jokes. A quarrel ensued, which subsequently escalated into a duel. Mikhail Yuryevich deliberately missed, and Martynov shot him right in the chest. Death came instantly.

Ilya Ilfa

October 15, 1897 is the date of birth of the member of the sensational literary duet - Ilya Ilf. The company Ilf and Petrov is a rather original union of writers. Their first success was brought to them by the novel "The Twelve Chairs". The next takeoff was the novel “The Golden Calf.” Films have been made based on their books and staged year after year. theatrical performances. The writers traveled to the USA together, after which they wrote the book “One-Storey America”.

Oscar Wilde

October 16 (1854) Birthday of the aristocratic writer Oscar Wilde. He was particularly popular in his circle and had a high reputation. And in 2007, according to British newspaper"The Telegraph", he was awarded the title of most witty person Great Britain. He is the author of many poems, comedy plays And prose works. The most famous: the story “The Picture of Dorian Gray”, “Melmont”, the poem “The Ballad of Reading Gaol”.

Born March 2, 1800
Evgeny Abramovich Baratynsky, poet, about creativity
which A.S. Pushkin spoke enthusiastically about.

Born March 2, 1824
Konstantin Dmitrievich Ushinsky, writer,
founder of scientific pedagogy in Russia.

Born March 3, 1899
Yuri Karlovich Olesha, prose writer. E. Kazakevich,
Olesha’s great friend wrote: “Olesha is one of those
writers who haven't written a single word
false. He had enough strength of character
so as not to write what he didn’t want.”

Born March 3, 1939
Irina Mikhailovna Pivovarova, writer
amazing, magical talent. She manages to turn
our everyday life into a fascinating fairy tale.

Born March 3, 1929
Irina Petrovna Tokmakova, poetess, writer,
translator

Born March 6, 1815
Pyotr Pavlovich Ershov, poet, prose writer, playwright.
Did you know that the first part of your favorite
“The Little Humpbacked Horse” is simple course work By
Russian literature student of philosophical and legal
Faculty of St. Petersburg University Ershov Peter.
The amazed professor read aloud the unprecedented
"course student" in student audience, and in Russia at that time
the same day a new famous writer appeared nine-
eleven years old.

Born March 6, 1929
Fazil Abdulovich Iskander, poet, prose writer. Reader-
Iskander received recognition thanks to a number of
satirical stories and stories, and, above all,
a large series of works under the general title
“Sandro from Chegem,” which the writer continues
present day.

Born March 12, 1923
Svyatoslav Vladimirovich Sakharnov, natural writer
sheet. He belongs to a rare type of writers who
set themselves two tasks: as fully as possible
see the world and tell about everything you see. Almost all
his books are written for children.

Born March 13, 1888
Anton Semenovich Makarenko, teacher, writer.
Long Soviet years the name “Makarenko” and the word “teacher”
were synonyms. Then, along with everything “Soviet”
both the glorious name and main book -
"Pedagogical Poem".

Born March 13, 1913
Sergei Vladimirovich Mikhalkov, poet, playwright.
To say that his books are in every family is not only
Russian, but also Ukrainian, Georgian, Tatar, any -
means to give only a rough idea of
popularity children's poet, fabulist, playwright,
storyteller Sergei Mikhalkov.

Born March 16, 1903
Tamara Grigorievna Grabbe, writer, playwright,
translator

Born March 16, 1884
Alexander Romanovich Belyaev, science fiction writer. His
creativity is interesting because most scientific
Belyaev's technical foresight to date
came true.

Born March 18, 1902
Lidia Yakovlevna Ginzburg, prose writer, literary critic,
literary critic. She wrote about Pushkin, Lermontov,
Vyazemsky, Benediktov so that you get seriously carried away by the course
anyone unprepared could have her reasonings and reflections
reader, any “uninitiated”. No less valuable
memories of Lydia Yakovlevna about Anna Akhmatova,
Eduard Bagritsky, Nikolai Zabolotsky, Nikolai
Oleinikov, Boris Eikhenbaum...

Born March 20, 1933
Gennady Yakovlevich Snegirev, writer, classicist
children's literature, author of 150 books published
fifty million copies in the Soviet Union
and in Russia, in Japan and in France, in Germany and in
America, Italy and Poland, here and there. According to him
stories published in primers, anthologies and
textbooks, children study.

Born March 23, 1902
Alexey Kuzmich Yugov, prose writer. Connoisseur and amateur
archaic and dialect words Alexey Yugov most of all
known for the historical epic “Ratobortsy”, which tells
talk about events in ancient Rus' XIII century, about times
Daniil Galitsky and Alexander Nevsky. About the same era
also tells his historical story “Brave
heart", published for children. The writer published
also several works on the history of the Russian language, and
in 1945 he translated “The Tale of Igor’s Campaign.”

Born March 24, 1877
Alexey Silych Novikov-Priboy, prose writer.
Novikov-Priboi served in the navy and knew the sea very well.
traditions, participated in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905.
It is not surprising that most of his books are devoted to
sailors: “The Sea is Calling”, “Submariners”, “Sea
stories”, “In the power of the sea”... About the campaign and death of the Russian
squadrons in years Russo-Japanese War it is said and
in his main work - epic novel"Tsushima"...

Born March 27, 1881
Arkady Timofeevich Averchenko, prose writer, playwright,
theater critic.

Born March 27, 1781
Alexander Khristoforovich Vostokov, poet, philologist
Slavist, researcher of ancient Slavic monuments
writing, Slavic grammar (including
Russian) languages, Russian tonic versification,
one of the founders of comparative Slavic
linguistics in Russia.

Born March 28, 1868
Maxim Gorky (real name Alexey Maksimovich
Peshkov), prose writer, playwright, poet, publicist.

Born March 30, 1912
Alexander Konstantinovich Gladkov, Russian poet and
playwright. Alexandra Gladkov was glorified by the first
the play he composed - the heroic comedy "Once Upon a Time"
- about a female hussar, whose prototype was
heroine of the Patriotic War of 1812 Nadezhda Durova.
And the playwright brought additional popularity
famous film by Eldar Ryazanov “The Hussar Ballad”,
based on this funny comedy.

Born March 30, 1843
Konstantin Mikhailovich Stanyukovich, prose writer. His
called "singer of the sea." The son of a prominent naval commander,
Stanyukovich knew the harsh life of a sailor firsthand
- he himself went on voyages on various ships and divided
all the hardships of serving with ordinary sailors. Its sea
stories are still the best fiction
documents about the past of the Russian fleet.

Born March 31, 1822
Dmitry Vasilievich Grigorovich, prose writer, poet,
translator, art critic.

Born March 31, 1882
Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky (real name Korneychukov
Nikolai Vasilievich), poet, prose writer, translator.
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Born February 1, 1902
James Mercer Langston Hughes

Born February 2, 1700
Johann Christoph Gottsched -

Born February 2, 1812
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Ukrainian poet and writer.

Born February 2, 1822
Alexander Ivanovich Palm -
Russian writer, poet and playwright, Petrashevite. Among Palm’s best works is the novel “Alexey Slobodin,” depicting St. Petersburg literary and political circles and published under the pseudonym P. Alminsky, as well as his story “The End of an Old Novel.” The novel “Alexei Slobodin” is interesting in its descriptions of the meetings of the Petrashevites and their characteristics,
in particular: S. F. Durov, F. M. Dostoevsky, A. N. Pleshcheev and Petrashevsky.

Born February 2, 1882
—
Irish writer and poet
representative of modernism.

Born February 2, 1892
—
Russian Soviet writer,
author of historical novel
"Port Arthur", dedicated to
Russian-Japanese War of 1904-1905.
Laureate of the Stalin Prize
first degree.

Born February 2, 1905
Ayn Rand
(nee Alisa Zinovievna Rosenbaum) -
American writer and philosopher, creator philosophical direction objectivism.

Born February 3, 1887
—
outstanding Austrian poet.

Born February 3, 1899
Lao She -
a prominent Chinese prose writer, playwright, publicist, better known for realistic and satirical prose; one of the leading masters
national literature.

Born February 3, 1946
Arkady Trofimovich Dragomoshchenko -

Born February 4, 1505
Mikolaj Rey -
Polish writer and musician, politician and public figure of the Renaissance. Considered the “father of Polish literature”, he was one of the first Polish poets to write in Polish.

Born February 4, 1799
Joao Batista da Silva Leitan
de Almeida Garrett -
Portuguese writer and politician, Viscount. Considered the founder of romanticism in Portugal.

Born February 4, 1808
Josef Kajetan Tyl -
Czech playwright and poet,
author of the text for the national
anthem of the Czech Republic.

Born February 4, 1820
—
Czech writer,
ancestress
modern Czech prose.

Born February 4, 1873
,
prose writer, who was called
an outstanding artist
animal kingdom.

Born February 4, 1907
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Russian Soviet poet, translator,
author of the drama in verse "Rembrandt",
historical poems and ballads,
great lyrics.
One of his best poems
“Do you want to know what Russia is -
Our first love in life?
addressed to the origins of the Russian spirit,
dated September 18, 1942,
when the poet was waiting for permission
go to the front.
Tragically died in September 1945.

Born February 4, 1900
—
French poet and film playwright.
Prevert was a reformer
called free verse -
without rhyme, but with a certain
internal rhythm and
musicality of the stanzas.
This style of free verse
was a tribute to surrealism
in poetry and received wide
distribution in Europe.
Although Prévert's poems do not rhyme,
but they are built in such a way that this
not felt, and they are perceived
reading and listening easily and organically. There are no punctuation marks in his poems. The prevert said: “I dump out a pile of words about what I want to say, without intending to impose on anyone how they should be read or pronounced. Let everyone do it as he wants - according to his mood, with his own intonation.”

Born February 5, 1836
, public figure, critic,
publicist, poet.

Born February 5, 1893
—
poet, translator, one of the founders
and the main theorists of imagism.

Born February 5, 1914
William Seward Burroughs -
American writer and essayist.
One of the key American
authors of the second half of the 20th century.
Member of the American Academy
arts and literature. Commander of the French Order
Arts and Letters (1984).
Burroughs' novel Naked Lunch
is currently considered
one of the most important works
American literature second
half of the 20th century.

Born February 6, 1753
Evariste Desiree des Forges Guys -
French poet, member
French Academy since 1803.
The guys were formed under the influence
Voltaire. The leading genre of lyrics
Guys there was an elegy. The collection “Love Poems” was published in 1778.
in 1779 - the collection “Poetic trifles”.

Born February 6, 1886
Louis Pierard -
Belgian poet, publicist
and politician. most
Pierard's famous work was published for the first time in 1924.
« Tragic life Vincent Van Gogh"
- a collection of valuable biographical
information and evidence, widely
used by subsequent authors.

Born February 6, 1914
Arkady Aleksandrovich Kuleshov -
Belarusian Soviet poet,
translator. People's poet of the BSSR.
Winner of two Stalin Prizes.
State Prize Laureate
Byelorussian SSR named after Yanka Kupala.
Leninsky Prize Laureate
Komsomol of Belarus.

Born February 6, 1958
Andrey Gennadievich Lazarchuk -
one of the most notable modern
authors working in the field
literary, philosophical
fantasy, turbo-realism.

Born February 6, 1925
Pramudya Ananta Tour -
eminent Indonesian writer.

Born February 7, 1478
—
English lawyer, Lord Chancellor, thinker, writer, humanist.

Born February 7, 1655
—
French playwright.
Regnard's comedies contain
valuable behind-the-scenes material
history of French high society
late XVII and early XVIII centuries.

Born February 7, 1812
—
English writer, novelist and essayist. The most popular English-language writer during his lifetime, he even today has a reputation as a classic of world literature, one of the largest prose writers of the 19th century.

Born February 7, 1885
—
American writer;
first US Nobel laureate
literature prizes.

Born February 7, 1905
Paul Nizan -
French philosopher and writer.

Born February 7, 1937
Doris Gehrke -
German writer, famous author
detective novels.

Born February 8, 1577
Robert Burton -
English clergyman, writer
and scientist, author of the encyclopedic work “The Anatomy of Melancholy.”

Born February 8, 1828
—
French geographer and writer, classic of adventure literature, one of the founders science fiction.
Member of the French
Geographical Society.

Born February 8, 1900
,
writer, linguist, translator.

Born February 8, 1921
Ivan Pavlovich Melezh -
Belarusian Soviet prose writer, playwright, publicist. People's Writer of the Belarusian SSR. Laureate of the Literary Prize named after. Ya. Kolas. Lenin Prize laureate. State Prize Laureate
Byelorussian SSR named after. Ya. Kolas.

Born February 9, 1441
—
Central Asian Turkic poet,
Sufi philosopher
statesman
Timurid Khorasan.

Born February 9, 1783
,
poet, translator, critic,
public figure.

Born February 9, 1867
—
outstanding Japanese writer,
one of the founders of modern
Japanese literature.

Born February 9, 1885
Vahan Teryan -
outstanding Armenian poet
and public figure.

Born February 9, 1910
Klara Moiseevna Moiseeva -
Russian writer. Member of the Union
writers of the USSR. Moiseeva belongs
whole line historical stories for middle and older children,
talking about various countries
and cultures of the Ancient World.

Born February 9, 1938
,
prose writer

Born February 9, 1940
,
often also Coetzee -
South African writer, critic,
linguist. Nobel laureate
Literature Prize 2003.
The first writer to be awarded twice
Booker Prize.

Born February 10, 1775
Charles Lamb -
English poet, essayist and
literary critic of the Romantic era, one of the greatest masters of the essay genre in the history of English literature.

Born February 10, 1881
—
Russian writer and translator,
one of the last major figures
Silver Age.

Born February 10, 1890
,
poet, novelist, translator, laureate
Nobel Prize on literature
1958.

Born February 10, 1898
—
German playwright, poet, prose writer,
theatrical figure, art theorist, founder of the Berliner Ensemble theater.

Born February 10, 1919
—
Russian playwright, screenwriter and poet.
Member of the Russian PEN Center,
creative council magazine
"Dramaturg", editorial and publishing
Council of the almanac "Petropol".

Born February 10, 1933
Mikhail Mikhailovich Roshchin -
Soviet, Russian prose writer,
playwright and screenwriter.

Born February 10, 1938
Georgy Alexandrovich Weiner,
writer, screenwriter.

Born February 11, 1657
Bernard Le Beauvier de Fontenelle -

Born February 11, 1802
Lydia Maria Child -
prominent representative of American abolitionism, movement activist
for the protection of women's rights, fighter for
Indian rights, writer and journalist,
author of the acclaimed novel
"Hobomok: A Tale of Early Times"
published under a pseudonym
American.

Born February 11, 1874
—
Swedish children's writer
and children's book illustrator. Books, both written and illustrated
Elsa Beskow, extremely popular
in Sweden, are constantly republished.

Born February 11, 1894
,
writer, author of scientific and artistic works
books for children.

Born February 11, 1917
—
American writer and screenwriter.
His novels have been translated into 56 languages
and published in over 300 million copies in more than 100 countries, 25 films were made based on his scripts.
His name is in the Book
Guinness World Records: Sheldon is the most
"translated" author in the world.

Born February 12, 1828
—
leading English writer
Victorian era.
From his many novels
the most famous is “Egoist” -
subtle and ironic psychological
analysis of the mental movements of English
landowner and his bride.

Born February 12, 1865
Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer -
Polish poet, prose writer, playwright. Awarded literary prizes for poems in honor of Adam Mickiewicz (1888) and Yu. I. Krashevsky (1889). The cycle of stories “On Rocky Podhale”, created based on the folklore of the Polish highlanders, is considered best work Tetmyer.

Born February 12, 1915
—
Russian Soviet writer.
Winner of the first Stalin Prize
degrees for the novel “Far from Moscow.”

Born February 13, 1769
,
poet-fabulist, playwright,
academician St. Petersburg Academy Sci. Published satirical magazines
“Spirit Mail”, etc. Created more than 200 fables, imbued with a democratic spirit, distinguished by satirical sharpness, bright and with apt language. N.V. Gogol called I. Krylov’s fables “...a book
the wisdom of the people themselves."

Born February 13, 1879
Sarojini Naidu -
Indian poetess, participant in the movement for Indian independence from Great Britain. Sarojini wrote more than 150 lyric poems, which were later included in the collections “Golden Threshold” (1905), “Bird of Time” (1912), “Broken Wing” (1917). Later, all of them were combined into the collection “The Royal Flute.” Her poems were translated into Indian and European languages ​​(translations into Russian were carried out by Samuil Yakovlevich Marshak).

Born February 13, 1881
Eleanor Farjeon -
English children's writer. Eleanor wrote poems, stories and tales, parables and miracles, song lyrics for opera performances for children, but the main thing in her work were fairy tales.

Born February 13, 1903
—
French-speaking writer of Belgian origin, one of the most famous representatives of detective fiction in the world
genre in literature.

Born February 13, 1915
-
Brazilian novelist, playwright, theater critic. In 1949, the Association of Theater Critics of Brazil awarded Guilherme Figueiredo a gold medal and a diploma for the best
playwright of Brazil.

Born February 13, 1932
Igor Davydovich Shaferan -
Soviet songwriter.

Born February 14, 1855
,
Russian writer, critic.

Born February 14, 1870
—
Russian writer, Cossack,
participant of the White movement.

Born February 14, 1947
—
Russian Soviet science fiction writer.
Member of the USSR Writers' Union.
Winner of the Bronze Snail Award
and "Wanderer".

Born February 15, 1867
Nikolai Alexandrovich Engelhardt -
Russian writer, poet, publicist,
literary critic. Author of novels
and stories, articles about N.V. Gogol, A.S. Pushkin, I.S. Turgenev, Maxim Gorky, books “History of Russian Literature” XIX century"(1902-1903), "Essay on the history of Russian censorship in connection with the development of the press (1703-1903)" (1904), memoir book "Old Episodes" (1911).

Born February 15, 1900
Yan Leopoldovich Larry -
Soviet children's writer, science fiction writer.

Born February 15, 1906
,
Tatar poet,
an anti-fascist hero who said in his poems: “I dedicated my song to the people.
I give my life to the people.”

Born February 15, 1909
Nikolai Ivanovich Rylenkov -
Russian Soviet poet, author
poetic retelling
"Tales about Igor's Campaign."

Born February 15, 1912
Andrey Pavlovich Lupan -
Moldovan Soviet writer and public figure. People's Writer of the Moldavian SSR.

Born February 15, 1920
Anne-Katharina Westley -
Norwegian children's writer. In her homeland she was called “the grandmother of all Norway”, compared with Astrid Lindgren due to her great contribution to the development of children's literature.

Born February 16, 1804
Jules Gabriel Janin -
French writer, critic and journalist, member of the French Academy. Pushkin showed interest in Janin as a representative of “fierce romanticism,” calling his novel “The Dead Donkey and the Guillotinated Woman” “a charming Donkey.”

Born February 16, 1831
,
prose writer

Born February 17, 1853
Jaroslav Vrchlicki -
outstanding Czech poet, playwright, translator, head of the so-called “cosmopolitan” school in Czech literature.

Born February 17, 1864
Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson is an Australian poet, author of ballads and poems set in rural Australia. Most famous work Paterson's "Dancing Matilda" is often regarded as Australia's unofficial anthem.

Born February 17, 1906
,
Russian poetess, public figure.
Everyone knows her poems... They are impossible
not to know, since everyone was a child.
And every poem of this amazing woman made us
cleaner and kinder...

Born February 17, 1912
-
"The Great Lady of Science Fiction" is an American science fiction writer. Winner of about 20 awards and prizes. The Science Fiction Writers Association of America has awarded Norton the high title of Grand Master.

Born February 17, 1920
Trevor Dudley-Smith -
writer, classic spy novel. He wrote the most books under the pseudonym Elleston Trevor, but the writer gained worldwide fame under the pseudonym Adam Hall and a series of novels about Qwilleran, an agent of a fictional British secret organization who carries out missions throughout to the globe. In total, more than 20 novels have been written about Qwilleran’s adventures, the best of which is the first, “The Berlin Memorandum.”

Born February 18, 1825
—
Hungarian novelist, one of the most influential figures in Hungarian XIX literature century. Known for the novels “The Nameless Castle”, “The Hungarian Nabob”, “The Golden Man”.

Born September 18, 1850
Auseklis —
Latvian poet, outstanding representative of folk romanticism in Latvian literature, translator.

Born February 19, 1812
Napoleon Stanislav Adam
Felix Zygmunt Krasinski -
Polish poet and playwright, ranked among the greatest Polish poets of the Romantic era along with Adam Mickiewicz
and Juliusz Słowacki.

Born February 19, 1852
Niko Iosifovich Lomouri -
Georgian writer and poet. Lomouri's merit as a populist in Georgian literature lies in his truthful descriptions of the difficult life of peasants in conditions of their economic and cultural backwardness. Lomouri also wrote for children (“Ali”, “Kajana”, etc.).

Born February 19, 1869
—
outstanding Armenian poet
and writer, social activist.

Born February 19, 1884
Leo Kiaceli -
Georgian Soviet writer.
Laureate of the Stalin Prize, second degree.

Born February 19, 1896
—
French writer and poet,

Born February 19, 1899
Boris Nikolaevich Agapov -
Russian Soviet writer and screenwriter. Honored Artist of the Latvian SSR (1947). Winner of two Stalin Prizes of the first degree (1946,1948).

Born February 19, 1920
Jaan Cross -
Soviet and Estonian writer.

Russian writer, literary critic.
Born February 19, 1952
—
contemporary Japanese writer and film director. Real name
Ryunosuke Murakami.

Born February 19, 1956
—
Russian singer-songwriter, musician, actor. Member of the Russian Writers' Union.
National artist Russian Federation.
Author and first performer of the song
“It’s great that we’re all here.
we gathered today.”

Born February 20, 1852
,
Russian writer and publicist.

Born February 20, 1894
—
Polish writer, poet, playwright, translator. Chairman of the Union of Polish Writers. Laureate of the International Lenin Prize “For Strengthening Peace Between Nations.”

Born February 21, 1874
Dmitry Iosifovich Gulia -
Abkhazian writer, folk poet Abkhazia. The founder of Abkhaz written literature.

Born February 21, 1885
Sasha Guitry -
French writer, actor, director
and producer. A prolific playwright, he wrote more than a hundred plays and made films based on some of them.

Born February 21, 1886
—
Russian futurist poet.

Born February 21, 1907
—
Anglo-American poet born
in Great Britain, and after World War II became a US citizen. Auden has been called one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century; he wrote in the genre of intellectual lyrics, addressing both socially radical and philosophical-religious issues. He won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry for his baroque eclogue “The Age of Anxiety” (1948). Auden also received the Bollingen Prize (1953), the National Book Award for his collection The Shield of Achilles (1956), and the National Medal of Literature (1967).

Born February 21, 1922
—
Soviet writer, editor, journalist. World War II veteran, Marine. Chief editor of the Obninsk newspaper “Forward” in 1965-1968. Author of a historical story about the Caucasian War
"Thunderous Rumble"

Born February 21, 1943
—
Russian writer, screenwriter.
The first woman to win the Russian Booker Prize. Prize winner Big Book. The works of Lyudmila Ulitskaya have been translated into no less than 25 languages.

Born February 21, 1962
—
contemporary American writer and freelance journalist. He is best known as the author of the book Fight Club, which was later made into a film by David Fincher.

Born February 22, 1821

(“Kozma Prutkov”), poet, playwright, known as one of the creators of the image of “Kozma Prutkov”.

Born February 22, 1861
Anastasia Alekseevna Verbitskaya –
Russian prose writer.

Born February 22, 1866
Jalil Huseynkuli oglu Mammadkulizade—
Azerbaijani journalist, educator and satirist.

Born February 23, 1758
Vasily Vasilievich Kapnist -
Russian poet and playwright,
public figure.

Born February 23, 1808
Pyotr Vasilievich Kireevsky -
Russian writer, translator,
folklorist, archaeographer.

Born February 23, 1840
,
author of the first dictionary of Russian criminal jargon. The release of the series “Petersburg Secrets”, based on the novel “Petersburg Slums” by V. Krestovsky, returned the popularity of the forgotten author.

Born February 23, 1903
—
Czechoslovak journalist, literary and theater critic, publicist, activist of the Czechoslovak Communist Party. The day of Fucik's execution - September 8 - was chosen for celebration
Journalists' Solidarity Day.

Born February 23, 1944
—
English writer and reporter
author of historical novels about the royal archer Richard Sharpe.

Born February 24, 1595
Matej Kazimir Sarbewski -
Lithuanian-Polish Latin-language poet and literary theorist. During his lifetime he was considered the most outstanding Latin-language poet in Europe. Pope Urban VIII crowned him with a laurel wreath.

Born February 24, 1786
—
German philologist, brother of Jacob Grimm. Representative, like brother,
Heidelberg romantics, who aimed at reviving public and scientific interest in folk culture.

Born February 24, 1852
George Augustus Moore -

Born February 24, 1895
-
Russian Soviet writer, playwright.

Born February 24, 1892
—

Born February 24, 1899
Jacques Presser -
Dutch historian
writer and poet, best known
his book Ashes in the Wind: The Destruction of Dutch Jewry
about the persecution of the Dutch -

Born February 25, 1871

(real name Larisa Petrovna
Kosach-Kvitka) -
Ukrainian writer, translator, cultural figure. Wrote in the most various genres: poetry, lyrics, epic, drama, prose, journalism.

Date of birth unknown
baptized 26 February 1564
—
English poet, translator and tragedian playwright Elizabethan era, the most prominent of Shakespeare's predecessors, a spy. Thanks to him
in Elizabethan England it became widespread not only
rhymed, but also blank verse.

Born February 26, 1802
—
French writer,
head and theorist French romanticism. Member of the French Academy.

Born February 27, 1807
—
American poet. Author
"Songs of Hiawatha" and others
poems and poems.

Born February 27, 1902
—
American prose writer, author of many world-famous novels and stories: “The Grapes of Wrath”, “East of Eden”, “Of Mice and Men”, “The Winter of Our Trouble”, etc. Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Born February 27, 1925
Nafi Grigorievich Dzhusoity
(Nafi Dzhusoev) -
People's writer of Ossetia, poet, playwright, publicist, literary critic, translator. Academician, chief researcher of the South Ossetian Research Institute named after. Z. N. Vaneeva, doctor philological sciences, corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences of the Georgian SSR, laureate of the “Apple of the Narts” prize.

Born February 28, 1801
Motejus Valančius -
Lithuanian educational writer, historian and church leader. Literary skill, richness of language, colorful paintings folk life and character made Valanius the founder of Lithuanian fiction.

Born February 28, 1866
—
Russian symbolist poet, philosopher, translator, playwright, literary critic, Doctor of Philology, ideologist of Dionysianism. Bright representative"Silver Age".

Born February 29, 1920
—
Russian Soviet writer, literary critic, publicist. One of the most famous representatives so-called “village prose,” a significant trend in Soviet literature of the 1960s–1980s.