This writer can rightfully be called a patriot of his homeland. Vsevolod Vishnevsky took part in four wars during his short life. He became a laureate of the Stalin Prize and wrote several novels that were relevant for his time.
Childhood and youth
People born in the early twentieth century faced a difficult but enviable fate. The large-scale events in which they had to take part radically changed the picture of the world and ideas about good and evil. The future writer and playwright was born on December 21, 1900 in a family of hereditary nobles. Parents lived in the city of St. Petersburg. His father served as a surveyor engineer in the Land Department. Mother took care of the home and raising children. When Vsevolod grew up, he was enrolled in the famous First Petersburg Gymnasium. Vasily Pushkin, the younger brother of the great Russian poet, once studied at this educational institution.
Several large publishing houses and a printing house were located in the house where the Vishnevskys lived. Vsevolod Vitalievich from an early age showed interest in writing. The boy often went to the printing house and watched how individual sheets of paper turned into a book. As a high school student, he edited a magazine called From Under the Desk. The young editor was eagerly helped and given comprehensive advice on any issue. The favorite book of the aspiring writer was the novel by Louis Boussinard "Captain Rip the Head".
Combat and writing routine
When the First World War began, Vishnevsky was not yet fourteen years old. However, this circumstance did not prevent him from going to the front. The teenager, skillfully disguising himself, as they say, "climbed" into the column of the Jaeger regiment and reached the front line. He managed to take part in the battle, but Vsevolod was identified by one of the officers. The high school student had to return home. Then he passed exams for the 5th grade as an external student and again went to the theater of military operations. In 1916, being a scout of his native jaeger regiment, he was awarded the St. George Cross for resourcefulness in carrying out an order.
After the Great October Revolution, Vsevolod Vishnevsky, out of conviction, sided with the Bolsheviks. He took an active part in the Civil War. They had to fight as part of the First Cavalry Army under the command of Semyon Mikhailovich Budyonny. In 1921, the young writer was sent to the Baltic Fleet. While living in Petrograd, Vishnevsky wrote articles and essays on the naval service. He took part in training trips. He slept in a sailor's cabin and ate naval pasta. In 1929 he graduated and published the poem-oratorio "The Red Fleet".
Recognition and privacy
Vsevolod Vitalievich Vishnevsky worked hard and enthusiastically. Among the iconic works are the novel "The First Horse", the play "Optimistic Tragedy", the screenplay "We are from Kronstadt". In 1950, the playwright won the Stalin Prize for the play "Unforgettable 1919".
The personal life of the writer has developed well. He married once to the artist Sofya Kasyanovna Vishnevskaya. The husband and wife did not have time to have children. Vishnevsky died suddenly in February 1951.
