Konstantin Mikhailovich Simonov is known as a Soviet poet, screenwriter and prose writer. The poem "Wait for me …" brought nationwide fame to the author, but the whole country was read in other works as well.
Biography facts
At birth, the future famous poet and writer was given the name Cyril. He was born into the family of Mikhail Simonov (Major General) and Princess Alexandra Obolenskaya. But the boy did not know his father, he went missing during the First World War. Kirill was raised by his stepfather, Alexander Ivanishchev, who was also a career officer. His mother married him after the death of Mikhail.
The boy was brought up in strict discipline, but he was attracted to literary activity. So Kirill Simonov wrote his first poem while still in school. After finishing the seven-year period, the guy decided to get a working profession and began to study as a turner at a factory school.
Subsequently, he moved to the capital and got a job there as a metal turner. At the same time, he published several of his first poems and, on the advice of the publisher, entered the Literary Institute. The young poet graduated from the educational institution in 1938 and entered graduate school. During this period, Cyril decided to change his name to Constantine. The reason for choosing a pseudonym was the peculiarity of the poet's articulation, he did not pronounce "r" and "l".
Creative heritage
In 1936, Simonov's poems were published in the magazines "October" and "Young Guard". In the same year, the poem "Pavel Cherny" was published. Then the poet wrote two plays: "The Story of a Love" and "A Guy from Our City", which were staged in the theater and were a huge success.
At the very beginning of the Second World War, Konstantin Simonov was sent to the front as a correspondent. During these years, the most famous works appeared:
- "Russian people";
- "Wait for me";
- "So it will be";
- Days and Nights;
- two books of poems "With you and without you" and "War".
War correspondent Konstantin Simonov visited all fronts and reached Berlin. After the end of the war, the essays “From the Black to the Barents Sea. Notes of a War Correspondent "," Slavic Friendship "and others. Also published the novel "Comrades in Arms", "Soldiers are not born", "Last Summer". He became the author of the scripts, according to which films were staged, beloved by several generations of Russians.
In 199, Konstantin Simonov died of lung cancer. His ashes were scattered over the Buinichi field near the city of Mogilev (this was the will of the poet).
Personal life
Konstantin Simonov had four marriages. The first wife was the writer Natalya Ginzburg, the poet dedicated the poem "Five Pages" to her.
The second hobby was Evgenia Laskina, but in 1940 Simonov broke up with her, as a new love appeared in his life - the actress Valentina Serova. She became the poet's real muse. The marriage lasted fifteen years.
The last wife - Larisa Zhadova - lived with the poet until the end of his life. Konstantin Simonov has a son, Alexei, and three daughters: Maria, Ekaterina, Alexandra.
