The main task of the media is to convey to people messages about events that take place in the world around them. Journalism departments train specialists who are involved in processing news and transmitting data to the end user. History knows the names of prominent correspondents who told about various events and incidents on our planet. Vasily Mikhailovich Peskov occupies an honorable place in this list. The journalist worked on a narrow topic. All his stories, sketches and photographs tell about the nature around us. About nature, about life and about each of us.
Photojournalist "Komsomolskaya Pravda"
Most often, people who are passionate about their work achieve success in life. The biography of Vasily Mikhailovich Peskov indicates that he was born on March 14, 1930 in a peasant family. Parents lived in the village of Orlovo. They did not run a tricky economy. We worked a lot. They did not starve, but they did not swim with fat either. The boy was taught to work from an early age. When his father went to the front, Vasily turned eleven, and he remained in the household for the eldest. Three younger sisters were growing up in the house. There was no hope for outside help. After the Victory, life became easier.
Vasily graduated from seven classes and entered the local school of projectionists. Education is not so hot, but you can earn for a piece of bread. Since Peskov was a sociable person, he was invited to work as a pioneer leader at the school. It was here that he first picked up a camera. And immediately he began to comprehend the wisdom of the process. Capturing interesting shots was not difficult. The hardest part followed after filming. The film must be developed and fixed. And then print the pictures. This required chemicals that cost money.
The later famous photojournalist quickly, although not immediately, mastered the full technological cycle of printing images. We can say that after this, real creativity began. Vasily never parted with his camera. He brought several pictures to the editorial office of the regional youth newspaper Molodoy Kommunar. And literally a day later he was invited to work as a staff photographer. From that moment on, a young but ambitious person found himself in a creative environment. He began to accompany the taken pictures with explanatory texts. Journalists call them sub-slings.
Finding his bearings "on the ground" Vasily began to send his materials - photographs and texts - to "Komsomolskaya Pravda". At that time, this newspaper was already popular with readers of all ages. The creativity of the provincial journalist was appreciated and invited to cooperate. In 1956, Peskov became a columnist for Komsomolskaya Pravda. After a while, he begins to lead the "Window to Nature" column on his own. The young photojournalist was gaining experience by leaps and bounds. Vasily Mikhailovich was entrusted with important tasks, with which he coped brilliantly.
Dew steps
Colleagues and people who knew Vasily Peskov note his unique hard work. He could not sleep at night in order to bring the material expected of him to the editor in a timely manner. Today it became clear that he really liked all the worries and troubles. The journalist did not think about his career as such. From a certain point, Peskov's employee was transferred to a free visiting regime. His presence was required only at weekly planning meetings. Returning from a business trip, Vasily Mikhailovich brought a huge amount of material. Colleagues joked that now you can stay at your desk for six months.
No one was surprised when Peskov was invited to broadcast "In the world of animals" on television. Visiting different parts of our planet, the journalist painfully noticed how civilization "crowds nature". Animals and plants are disappearing on Earth. And this process is gaining momentum. There are fewer and fewer sources of clean water. Forests are being cut down mercilessly. And people look at these outrages without wanting to interfere. Vasily Mikhailovich knew how to conduct a conversation in such a way that to convey the urgency of a particular problem to a wide range of people without shouting and extremism. Formulate the question in such a way that competent specialists pay attention to it.
With his daily work, the journalist made a significant contribution to the development of the environmental movement. For fifteen years, Peskov regularly appeared on the TV screen to share his notes, joys and sorrows with viewers. The audience gathered at the blue screen to chat with an interesting and beloved person. And the journalist has never deceived these expectations. It is interesting to note that Vasily Mikhailovich did not have a TV set in his apartment. The person simply did not have enough time to implement his affairs and projects. When is there to chill in front of the TV?
Books and awards
The first collection of essays on nature was published back in 1960. Throughout his career, Vasily Peskov collected and systematized the collected materials. In this way he prepared his future books. The journalist had to visit Africa and Antarctica. A business trip to the USA followed from the taiga hinterland. Local reports published in the newspaper have always generated a storm of responses.
In different periods from the pen of the indefatigable traveler came out the collections "Wanderings" and "Taiga deadlock". The party and government highly appreciated his services to the country and the planet. For the book "Steps in the dew" the writer received the Lenin Prize. For many years of work, work in the field of journalism, Vasily Peskov was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor.
Peskov's personal life did not work out. Vasily and Elena got married in the village, right after school. The relationship was smooth. Together we rejoiced at the opportunity to move to Voronezh. Husband and wife lived for a long time under one roof in Moscow. But the wife's patience came to an end and they decided to leave. They have a daughter. The grandson appeared. Vasily Mikhailovich Peskov died on August 12, 2013.
